MCQ for geography-5-21st-october-2022

Consider the following statements with reference to Tropical cyclones:

1. The eyewall is the most dangerous and destructive part of a tropical cyclone.

2. Temperature at the eye of a tropical cyclone is lower than the other regions of the storm.

3. In the eye of the cyclone, the air is often calm and free of clouds.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

"These are formed when snowflakes melt into a raindrop in a wedge of warm air well above the ground and then refreeze in a layer of freezing air just above the surface. This results in frozen raindrops, or small ice pellets." This is the most likely description of

Consider the following statements with reference to jet streams:

1. These are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere.

2. They generally blow from west to east all across the globe.

3. Jet streams are stronger in the northern hemisphere in the months of June and July.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to air masses:

1. The continental Tropical (cT) air mass originates in arid or desert regions in the middle or lower latitudes.

2. The maritime Tropical (mT) is the most important moisture-bearing and rain-producing air mass.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to anticyclones:

1. These are the opposite of cyclones, with high pressure in the centre.

2. Winds in anticyclones blow outwards and are subject to deflection.

3. They blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the possible factors that bring cold waves to north/northwest India?

1. Movement of cold air masses brought by upper-level winds.

2. Build-up of an extended area of relatively high pressure over northwest Asia.

3. Formation of an anticyclone in lower and mid-tropospheric levels.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to the distribution of rainfall around the Earth:

1. In the subtropics, the trade winds bring plentiful rain to the west coast of continents.

2. In high latitudes, the west coasts are generally wetter than the east coasts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to atmospheric humidity:

1. Specific humidity is greatly influenced by the air pressure and temperature.

2. The relative humidity is inversely proportional to the temperature of the air.

3. Absolute humidity is a more reliable measure of humidity than relative humidity.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Fog:

1. It is less dense and has more visibility than mist.

2. Warm and moist Easterly winds aid the formation of fogs in Northern India.

3. It is found mostly in the western margins of the continents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?