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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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  1. The length of human hair changes as the relative humidity changes.

  2. During the winter, low relative humidity can irritate the mucus membranes in the nose and throat.

  3. The relative humidity is a measure of the air's actual water vapor content.

  4. A change in the air temperature can change the relative humidity.

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Correct Option: C

The relative humidity is often near 100 percent in the Polar Regions.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

If the air temperature increased, with no addition or removal of water vapor, the actual vapor pressure would:

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  1. Increase

  2. Decrease

  3. Stay the same

  4. Become greater than the saturation vapor pressure

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Correct Option: C

The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is:

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  1. Inches of mercury (Hg)

  2. Millibars or hectopascals

  3. Pounds per square inch

  4. Millimeters of mercury (Hg)

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Correct Option: B

Meteorology is considered a branch of:

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  1. Mineralogical sciences

  2. Phenology

  3. Phrenology

  4. Atmospheric sciences

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Correct Option: D

Meteorology is the study of:

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  1. Landforms

  2. The oceans

  3. The atmosphere

  4. Outer space

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Correct Option: C

"Green Climate Fund" was proposed in which of the following environment conferences?

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  1. 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference

  2. 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference

  3. 2010 G-20 Seoul summit

  4. None of them

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Correct Option: B

Which three elements constitute 90% of sea water?

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  1. Cl, Na, Mg

  2. S, Ca, K

  3. Cl, S, Si

  4. C, K, O

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Correct Option: A

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

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  1. Chemical Weathering

  2. Physical weathering

  3. Weathering

  4. Rock cycle

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following departments prepare weather reports?

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  1. Pollution department

  2. Health department

  3. Meteorological department

  4. Environment department

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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'.