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Climate, Weather, and Geography

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Climate, weather, and geography examine temperature variations, wind patterns, atmospheric hazards, and global climate zones. This hub addresses climographs, thunderstorm triggers, and regional climate descriptors. These concepts are essential for UPSC, SSC, and RRB general studies and geography exams.

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Climate, Weather, and Geography Questions

Multiple choice

Which among the following is not a form of precipitation?

  1. Fog

  2. Snowfall

  3. Hail

  4. Storm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Precipitation refers to water falling from the atmosphere to the ground (rain, snow, hail). Fog is a suspension of water droplets in the air near the surface, not a form of precipitation.

Multiple choice

Which of the statements given below is correct?

  1. In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.

  2. In summer the winds flow from the land towards the ocean.

  3. A cyclone is formed by a very high-pressure system with very high-speed winds revolving around it.

  4. The coastline of India is not vulnerable to cyclones
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In winter the winds flow from the land to the ocean.

Multiple choice

A thick blanket of ________ surrounding the earth’s surface is called _________.

  1. smoke, stratosphere

  2. carbon dioxide, atmosphere

  3. dust, troposphere

  4. air, atmosphere
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Air consists of gases like nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, inert gases, water vapours, suspended dust and particulates which envelop the surface of the earth in a layer about 16 km thick. This layer of air enveloping the earth is known as the atmosphere.

Multiple choice

What is the characteristic climate of mountain regions?

  1. Warm and moist

  2. Cold and windy

  3. Hot and dry

  4. Salty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Generally the temperature in the mountain regions is lower. Also the cold winds keep blowing over there so the climate of mountain regions is cold and windy.

Multiple choice

Sea breeze blows during

  1. night

  2. day

  3. summers

  4. winters
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

During day time, land gets heated more than sea water. Hot air above the land rises up and, therefore, the cold air from sea moves towards beach or land. This is known as a sea-breeze.

Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is the best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose any one of the others.

Weather is the transitory expression of climate, that can change great from day to day or season to season.

  1. Weather is the transitory expression of climate, that can change great from day to day or season to season.

  2. Weather is the transitory expression of climate that can change greatly from day to day or season to season.

  3. Weather is the transitory expression of climate, which can change great from day to day or season to season.

  4. Weather is the transitory expression of climate, that can change greatly from day to day or from season to season.

  5. Weather is the transitory expression of climate that can change to a great extent from day to day or from season to season.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): Used as a pronoun, 'that' is not preceded by a 'comma' that must be dispensed with. Also, the adjective 'great' needs to be replaced by the adverb 'greatly'.

Explanation for (2): Used as a pronoun, 'that' is not preceded by a 'comma' that must be dispensed with. Also, the adjective 'great' needs to be replaced by the adverb 'greatly'. This option corrects both the errors.

Explanation for (3): The option fails to correct the error of adjective usage.
Explanation for (4): Used as a pronoun, 'that' is not preceded by a 'comma' that must be dispensed with. The option fails to correct the error. The use of repetitive 'from' is also redundant. Explanation for (5): The use of repetitive 'from' is redundant.