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This section includes 331 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Physical Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
The climate northeastern part of Eastern Europe is generally |
| A. | warmer than the climate of Western Europe |
| B. | colder than the climate of the land to the north |
| C. | wetter than the climate of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | cooler and drier than the climate of most countries on the Balkan Peninsula |
| Answer» C. wetter than the climate of the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea | |
| 302. |
A severe decrease in the concentration of ozone in the ozone layer could lead to the following harmful effects |
| A. | A large increase in cataracts and Sun burning |
| B. | Adverse impact on crops and animals |
| C. | Cooling of the Earth's stratosphere and possibly some surface climate effect |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
Which of the following statement is / are correct |
| A. | The mesosphere lies above the maximum altitude for aircraft and below the minimum altitude for orbital spacecraft |
| B. | It has only been accessed through the use of sounding rockets |
| C. | It is the most poorly understand part of the atmosphere |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 304. |
which of the following statement is/are correct about Troposphere |
| A. | Average depth of the troposphere is approximately 11 kilometers |
| B. | About 80% of the total mass of the atmosphere is contained in troposphere |
| C. | It is also the layer where the majority of our weather exist |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
Identify the correct sequence of the given processes regarding rainfall |
| A. | Unsaturated air, condensation, dew point, precipitation |
| B. | Dew point, condensation unsaturated air, precipitation |
| C. | Unsaturated air, dew point, condensation, precipitation |
| D. | Dew point, precipitation, condensation unsaturated air |
| Answer» D. Dew point, precipitation, condensation unsaturated air | |
| 306. |
Roaring forties |
| A. | High velocity trade winds |
| B. | High velocity westerly winds |
| C. | High velocity polar winds |
| D. | High mangitude tidal waves due to high wind velocity |
| Answer» C. High velocity polar winds | |
| 307. |
Ozone |
| A. | near equator |
| B. | polewards of 50 degree latitude |
| C. | near the tropics |
| D. | equatorward of 25 degree latitude |
| Answer» C. near the tropics | |
| 308. |
Which layer of |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Thermosphere |
| C. | Stratosphere |
| D. | lonosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
Jet stream |
| A. | high velocity warm current in Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | high velocity local surface wind |
| C. | high velocity upper tropospheric wind |
| D. | high velocity current of water in a stream |
| Answer» D. high velocity current of water in a stream | |
| 310. |
In a cyclone in |
| A. | anticlockwise |
| B. | clockwise |
| C. | straight centreward |
| D. | radially outward |
| Answer» B. clockwise | |
| 311. |
Tropopause |
| A. | earth and the troposphere |
| B. | troposphere and stratosphere |
| C. | mesosphere and exosphere |
| D. | stratosphere and ionosphere |
| Answer» C. mesosphere and exosphere | |
| 312. |
When air temperature rises ralative humidity |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | does not change |
| D. | may increase or decrease |
| Answer» C. does not change | |
| 313. |
Land masses get heated more quickly than the oceans, because mainly |
| A. | Specific heat of land is much less than that of water |
| B. | Specific heat of water is much less than that of land |
| C. | evapouration of water bodies cools the air |
| D. | Vegetation land protects the land from direct sunlight |
| Answer» B. Specific heat of water is much less than that of land | |
| 314. |
When is the fog formed ? |
| A. | It is formed when the condensation occurs below the freezing point |
| B. | It is formed when the air mass is condensed on a solid surface of the earth |
| C. | It is formed when various water droplets remains suspended in the air |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 315. |
The height of tropopause towards poles |
| A. | Increases |
| B. | Remains constant |
| C. | Descreases |
| D. | Varies at a point |
| Answer» D. Varies at a point | |
| 316. |
Earth's Albedo |
| A. | Cloudiness |
| B. | Dust particles in atmosphere |
| C. | Atmospheric layer |
| D. | Nature of the earth's surface |
| Answer» B. Dust particles in atmosphere | |
| 317. |
Fog |
| A. | Low average temperature |
| B. | Normal lapse of temperature |
| C. | Inversion of temperature |
| D. | High average temperature |
| Answer» D. High average temperature | |
| 318. |
In which form is |
| A. | Absolute humidity |
| B. | Specific humidity |
| C. | Relative humidity |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
Conduction is a process |
| A. | That conducts heat from warmer to the cooler region until the two objects coming into contact get the same temperature |
| B. | The conducts heat from cooler to the warmer region |
| C. | That does not conduct heat to any of the two objects coming into contact |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The conducts heat from cooler to the warmer region | |
| 320. |
The windward slopes of coastal mountains which are at right angles to wind blowing from the sea wetter than the leeward slopes. This is because |
| A. | They are nearer the sea |
| B. | The winds have to rise to cross them |
| C. | Descending winds are warm |
| D. | The sea is warmer than the land |
| Answer» C. Descending winds are warm | |
| 321. |
The majority of the ozone (about 97% ) found in the atmosphere is concentrated in the stratosphere at an altitude of |
| A. | 15 to 55 kilometers above the Earth's surface |
| B. | 15 to 30 kilometers above the Earth's surface |
| C. | 20 to 30 kilometers above the Earth's surface |
| D. | 20 to 40 kilometers above the Earth's surface |
| Answer» B. 15 to 30 kilometers above the Earth's surface | |
| 322. |
In the case of saturated air, the column of air tends to be in stable equilibrium when prevailing laps rate |
| A. | Is equal to the wet - adiabatic lapse rate |
| B. | Is more than the wet - adiabatic lapse rate |
| C. | Is less than the wet - adiabatic lapse rate |
| D. | Does not very with the wet-adiabatic lapse rate |
| Answer» C. Is less than the wet - adiabatic lapse rate | |
| 323. |
The rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is |
| A. | 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hrs |
| B. | 1.5 mm to 2 mm in 2.4 hrs |
| C. | 1.1 mm to 1.5 mm in 24 hrs |
| D. | Above 2.5 mm in 24 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
Which of the following statement about Troposphere is / are true |
| A. | It extends from ground level up to about 16 km (10 miles) at the equator, and to 9 km (5 miles) at the North and South Poles |
| B. | Changing conditions in the Troposphere result in our weather |
| C. | Temperature decreases with increasing altitude and contains more air molecules than all the other layers combined |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 325. |
Tropopause |
| A. | Troposphere and ozonosphere |
| B. | Stratosphere and Troposphere |
| C. | Stratosphere and Ionosphere |
| D. | Troposphere and Ionosphere |
| Answer» C. Stratosphere and Ionosphere | |
| 326. |
Atmospheric layer |
| A. | Exosphere |
| B. | lonosphere |
| C. | Stratosphere |
| D. | Troposphere |
| Answer» C. Stratosphere | |
| 327. |
The layer of the |
| A. | Stratosphere |
| B. | Troposphere |
| C. | Ionosphere |
| D. | Mesosphere |
| Answer» C. Ionosphere | |
| 328. |
Which of the following does not affect the |
| A. | Altitude |
| B. | Angle of sun's rays |
| C. | Length of the day |
| D. | Ocean currents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 329. |
Thunderstorms are associated |
| A. | Cumulus clouds |
| B. | Cumulonimbus clouds |
| C. | Cirrus clouds |
| D. | Stratus clouds |
| Answer» C. Cirrus clouds | |
| 330. |
The hail |
| A. | Cirrus |
| B. | Cumulus |
| C. | Cumulo-nimbus |
| D. | Stratus |
| Answer» D. Stratus | |
| 331. |
How do the central Asian highlands effect the Indian climate ? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |