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Questions Related to weather, climate and adaptation of animals to different climates

What chemical reaction takes place when chemicals from rocks dissolved in water?

  1. Chemical Weathering

  2. Physical weathering

  3. Weathering

  4. Rock cycle


Correct Option: A

Which of the following departments prepare weather reports?

  1. Pollution department

  2. Health department

  3. Meteorological department

  4. Environment department


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • The Indian Meteorological Department is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting, prepare weather reports and seismology (the study of earthquakes).
  • It has the responsibility for forecasting, naming and distribution of warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean region.
So, the correct answer is 'Meteorological department'.

High wind location in India are 

  1. Gujarat

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. All


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

High wind location in India are 
1) Gujarat 
2) MP 
3) Tamil Nadu 
4) Coastal area 
5) Bay of Bengal 
6) Some parts of Rajasthan 
7) Some parts of Karnataka .

If one litre of water at $\displaystyle { 25 }^{ \circ  }C$ is mixed with one litre of water at $\displaystyle { 45 }^{ \circ  }C$ the temperature of the water will be

  1. $\displaystyle { 70 }^{ \circ }C$

  2. $\displaystyle { 20 }^{ \circ }C$

  3. $\displaystyle { <25 }^{ \circ }C$

  4. $\displaystyle >{ 25 }^{ \circ }C&amp; <{ 45 }^{ \circ }C$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The temperature of the mixture would be $\displaystyle >{ 25 }^{ \circ  }C&amp; <{ 45 }^{ \circ  }C$, as there would be transfer of heat in between  water molecules from higher temperature to lower temperature.

The special thermometer used to record temperature is called as

  1. Maximum thermometer

  2. Minimum thermometer

  3. Maximum-minimum thermometer

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

A weather report gives details of which of the following?

  1. Past 24 hours

  2. Weather for the day

  3. Weather for a year

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: B

The unit of humidity is 

  1. Degree celsius

  2. Percentage

  3. Kelvin

  4. Percent per litre


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The unit of relative humidity is the percentage. It is the ratio of the current absolute humidity to the maximum humidity for that temperature. A hygrometer is a device which is used measure relative humidity. When the air is fully saturated with water vapor and cannot hold any more water vapor, the relative humidity is 100%. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.