Chapter 2 Atmosphere MCQs
Question 1. “Horse Latitude” is located at:
1. Equatorial low-pressure belt
2. Sub-tropical high-pressure belt
3. Sub-polar low-pressure belt
4. Polar high-pressure belt
Answer: 2. Sub-tropical high-pressure belt
Question 2. The diurnal range of temperature is maximum in:
1. Equatorial climatic region
2. Hot desert climatic region
3. Tropical Monsoon climatic region
4. Mediterranean climatic region
Answer: 2. Hot desert climatic region
Question 3. The annual range of temperature remains minimum in the:
1. Equatorial climatic region
2. Monsoon climatic region
3. Mediterranean climatic region
4. Steppe climatic region
Answer: 1. Equatorial climatic region
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Question 4. The cold local wind that blows in the Rhone valley of France is called:
1. Chinook
2. Sirocco
3. Mistral
4. Bora
Answer: 3. Mistral
Question 5. The Meteors that come towards the earth get burnt in the layer of
1. ionosphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Exosphere
Answer: 3. Mesosphere
Question 6. A Tornado, the most destructive cyclone of the world, is also called in the USA as
1. Cyclone
2. Twister
3. Typhoon
4. Hurricane
Answer: 2. Twister
Question 7. The uppermost layer of the heterosphere is
1. Hydrogen layer
2. Helium layer
3. Atomic oxygen layer
4. Molecular nitrogen layer
Answer: 1. Hydrogen layer
Question 8. The instrument by which the humidity of air mass is measured is
1. Thermometer
2. Barometer
3. Hygrometer
4. Anemometer
Answer: 3. Hygrometer
Question 9. The Louisa
1. Periodical wind
2. Local wind
3. Permanent wind
4. Sudden wind
Answer: 2. Local wind
Question 10. The subtropical high-pressure belt lies between latitudes.
1. 25°-35° North and South
2. 6€0°—70° North and South
3. 0°-10° North and South
4. 35°-65° North and South
Answer: 1. 25°-35° North and South
Question 11. The factor that increases the amount of rainfall is
1. Increase in humidity
2. Decrease in humidity
3. Rise in air temperature
4. None of these
Answer: 3. Rise in air temperature
Question 12. The slope of the Himalayas! in India that is warmer is
1. Eastern slope
2. Northern slope
3. Southern slope
4. Western slope
Answer: 3. Southern slope
Question 13. The amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere is
1. 87%
2. 70%
3. 78%
4. 67%
Answer: 3. 78%
Question 14. The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is
1. 20.0%
2. 20.9%
3. 20.1%
4. 20.21%
Answer: 2. 20.9%
Question 15. The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are
1. N, and water vapour
2. 0, and CO,
3. N, and O,
4. Helium & Argon
Answer: 3. N, and O,
Question 16. Radio waves are reflected by the
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Ozonosphere
4. Mesosphere
Answer: 3. Ozonosphere
Question 17. About 34% of insolation returned to space is known as
1. Effective solar radiation
2. Earth’s Albedo
3. Heat balance
4. None of the above
Answer: 2. Earth’s Albedo
Question 18. The lapse rate of temperature is
1. 4.6°C
2. 6.0°C
3. 6.4°C
4. 5.4°C
Answer: 3. 6.4°C
Question 19. The highest annual range of temperature will be seen in which region?
1. Chennai
2. Mumbai
3. Delhi
4. Kolkata
Answer: 1. Chennai
Question 20. The annual range of temperature is minimum in which region?
1. Equatorial
2. Tropical
3. Polar
4. Bothb&c
Answer: 3. Polar
Question 21. Standard sea level air pressure is
1. 1013.2
2. 1013.1
3. 1013.0
4. 1012.2
Answer: 1. 1013.2
Question 22. An imaginary line on a map joining places with the same air pressure is called
1. Isotherm
2. Isohyite
3. lobar
4. None of these
Answer: 3. Isobar
Question 23. Low pressure in the equatorial region is called
1. Horse Latitudes
2. Doldrums
3. Roaring Forties
4. Shocking Sixties
Answer: 2. Doldrums
Question 24. Westerlies are___ winds.
1. Local
2. Periodic
3. Planetary
4. Equatorial
Answer: 3. Planetary
Question 25. Trade winds blow in
1. Tropical regions
2. Polar regions
3. Equatorial regions
4. All regions
Answer: 1. Tropical regions
Question 26. Monsoons are
1. Periodic winds
2. Sudden winds
3. Local winds
4. Planetary winds
Answer: 1. Periodic winds
Question 27. Winds deflect according to
1. Ferrel’slaw
2. Buy Ballot’s law
3. Bergeson’slaw
4. Newton’s law
Answer: 1. Ferrel’s law
Question 28. Temperate cyclones form mainly during the season.
1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Autumn
4. Rainy
Answer: 2. Winter
Question 29. The actual mass of water vapour in the air is called
1. Relative humidity
2. Absolute humidity
3. Specific – humidity
4. Real humidity
Answer: 2. Absolute humidity
Question 30. The instrument used to measure humidity is
1. Barometer
2. Hygrometer
3. Anemometer
4. Thermometer
Answer: 2. Hygrometer
Question 31. Wind speed is measured by
1. Anemometer
2. Sextant
3. Hygrometer
4. Barometer
Answer: 1. Anemometer
Question 32. Smog is a combination of
1. Smoke and water
2. Smoke and fog
3. Water vapour and fog
4. Sulphur, Magnesium and Oxygen gas
Answer: 2. Smoke and fog
Question 33. The ratio of weight (in grams) of water vapour to the total weight (in Kilogram) of moist air is expressed as:
1. Specific humidity
2. Relative humidity
3. Absolute humidity
4. Dew point
Answer: 2. Relative humidity
Question 34. The disastrous storms which occur in West Indies (Tropical region) are:
1. Typhoon
2. Hurricane
3. Pampero
4. Tornado
Answer: 2. Hurricane
Question 35. Adry and warm air blowing from Sahara to Egypt is:
1. Harmattan
2. Sirocco
3. Khamsin
4. Phon
Answer: 3. Khamsin
Question 36. Land and sea breezes are
1. Planetary winds
2. Periodic winds
3. Local winds
4. Sudden winds
Answer: 2. Periodic winds
Question 37. Nor’westers occur over Gangetic West Bengal during:
1. October-November
2. August-September
3. January-February
4. April-May
Answer: 4. April-May
Question 38. The highest proportion among various gases in the atmosphere is occupied by:
1. Oxygen
2. Nitrogen
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Neon
Answer: 2. Nitrogen
Question 39. Katabatic wind
1. Glides down the snow-capped mountain
2. Blows in the desert area
3. Blows from the sea towards the land
4. Blows from land towards the sea
Answer: 1. Glides down the snow-capped mountain
Question 40. A sudden lowering of the barometer reading indicates:
1. Fairweather
2. Rainfall
3. Storm
4. Cold waves
Answer: 3. Storm
Question 41. The layer of the atmosphere where changes in daily weather take place is called:
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Exosphere
4. ionosphere
Answer: 1. Troposphere
Question 42. The strongest insolation of a day is received
1. Early in the morning
2. At night
3. At noon
4. In the evening
Answer: 3. At noon
