Q 1 – A standard atmosphere is a unit of pressure defined as
(a) 101325 Pascal
(b) 1325 Pascal
(c) 10132 Pascal
(d) 11325 Pascal
(a) 101325 Pascal
Q 2 – The horizontal distribution of pressure is studied by drawing
(a) isotherms
(b) isobars
(c) isoheights
(d) isochrones
:(b) isobars
Q 3 – Wind circulation around a low-pressure center is called
(a) a cyclone
(b) an anticyclone
(c) chinook
(d) trade winds
(a) a cyclone
Q 4 – Subtropical highs are the areas between
(a) 30° N and 30° S.
(b) 40° N and 40° S.
(c) 45° N and 45° S.
(d) 50° N and 50° S
(a) 30° N and 30° S.
Q 5 – The weight of a column of air contained in a unit area from the mean sea level to the top of the atmosphere
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Typhoons
(c) Isobars
(d) Coriolis force
(a) Atmospheric pressure
Q 6 – Monsoon is:
(a) Local winds
(b) Seasonal winds
(c) Planetary winds
(d) Periodic winds
(b) Seasonal winds
Q 7 – The force exerted by the rotation of the earth is known
(a) Atmospheric pressure
(b) Equal pressure
(c) Coriolis force
(d) All of the above
(c) Coriolis force
Q 8 – The vertical pressure gradient force is much __________ than that of the horizontal pressure gradient.
(a) Lesser
(b) Larger
(c) Equal to
(d) Stronger
(b) Larger
Q 9 – In Western Australia, tropical cyclone is also known as
(a) Hurricane
(b) Typhoons
(c) Monsoon
(d) Willy-Willies
(d) Willy-Willies
Q 10 – Air pressure is measured with the help of a
(a) Thermometer
(b) Hygrometer
(c) Barometer
(d) Isobars
(c) Barometer
Q 11 – If the surface air pressure is 1,000 mb, the air pressure at 1 km above the surface will be:
(a) 700 mb
(b) 1,100 mb
(c) 900 mb
(d) 1,300 mb.
(c) 900
Q 12 – mb he Inter Tropical Convergence Zone normally occurs:
(a) Near the Equator
(b) Near the Tropic of Cancer
(c) Near the Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Near the Arctic Circle.
(a) Near the Equator
Q 13 – The direction of wind around a low pressure in northern hemisphere is:
(a) Clockwise
(b) Perpendicular to isobars
(c) Anti-clock wise
(d) Parallel to isobars.
(c) Anti clock wise
Q 14 – Which one of the following is the source region for the formation of air masses?
(a) The Equatorial Forest
(b) The Himalayas
(c) The Siberian Plain
(d) The Deccan Plateau
(c) The Siberian plains.
Q 15 – What does a cell in tropics called?
(a) Polar cell
(b) Hadley cell
(c) Descending winds
(d) Frost cell.
(b) Hadley cell
Q 16 – What is tropical cyclone in Australia called?
(a) Hurricanes
(b) Typhoons
(c) Tornado
(d) Willy-willies,
(d) Willy-willies
Q 17 – What is tropical cyclone in China and Japan called?
(a) Hurricanes
(b) Typhoons
(c) Tornado
(d) Willy-willies.
(b) Typhoons
Q 18 – Circular flow of air in low pressure area is called:
(a) Cyclonic circulation
(b) Pascal
(c) Geomorphic winds
(d) Western storm.
(a) Cyclonic circulation
Q 19 – The cool air, of the high plateaus and ice fields draining into the valley is called:
(a) Mountain wind
(b) Valley breeze
(c) Katabatic wind
(d) Cold front
(c) Katabatic wind
Q 20 – When front becomes constant, it is called:
(a) Cold front
(b) Warm front
(c) Stationary front
(d) Occluded.
(c) Stationary front
Q 21 – From severe thunderstorms sometimes spiralling wind descends like a trunk of an elephant with great force, with very low pressure at the centre, causing massive destruction on its way. Such a phenomenon is called:
(a) Hurricanes
(b) Typhoons
(c) Tornado
(d) Willy-willies.
(c) Tornado
Q 22 – What is the unit for measuring pressure?
(a) Barometer
(b) Millibars and Pascal
(c) Fahrenheit
(d) Isobars.
(b) Millibars and Pascal
Q 23 – On the pole wards along 60°N and 60°S, the low-pressure belts are termed as the:
(a) Polar high
(b) Subtropicalhighs
(c) Sub polar lows
(d) Equator high.
(c) Sub polar lows
Q 24 – How is unit kilopascal represented?
(a) hpa
(b) bpa
(c) cpa
(d) spa.
(a) hpa
Q 25 – Which instrument is used for measuring pressure?
(a) Mercury barometer or the aneroid barometer
(b) Pascal
(c) Millibars
(d) Seismograph.
(a) Mercury barometer or the aneroid barometer.
Q 26 – Name the instrument used to measured the pressure
(a) thermometer
(b) barometer
(c) electrometer
(d) photometer
(b) barometer.
Q 27 – The units of pressure is
(a) mm.
(b) mb. (millibar)
(c) mg.
(d) none of these
(b) mb. (millibar).
Q 28 – How many types of pressure systems are found in nature?
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five
(a) two.
Q 29 – Which one is the type of planetary wind?
(a) trade winds
(b) westerlies
(c) polar winds
(d) all of these
(d) all of these
Q 30 – How many types of pressure belts are there?
(a) 7
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) 3
(a) 7.
Q 31 – Name the hot winds which blow in USA
(a) Chinook
(b) Foehn
(c) Mistral
(d) Loo
(a) Chinook.
Q 32 – Name the hot winds which blow in Alps :
(a) Foehn
(b) Chinook
(c) Mistral
(d) Loo
(a) Foehn
Q 33 – Name the cold wind which blows from high mountains to the Mediterranean coast of France :
(a) Mistral
(b) Katabatic
(c) Santa Anas
(d) Chinook
(a) Mistral
Q 34 – Name the hot winds which blow in North India in summer
(a) Foehn
(b) Katabatic
(c) Loo
(d) Chinook
(c) Loo.
Q 35 – The standard sea level pressure in millibars is
(a) 101.32 mb
(b) 1013.25 mb
(c) 1000 mb
(d) 10130.25 mb
(b) 1013.25 mb.
Q 36 – Name the force which deflects the winds from their path due to rotation of earth
(a) gravity
(b) pressure gradient
(c) coriolis
(d) none of these
(c) coriolis.
Q 37 – Which one is broad types of cyclone?
(a) temperate
(b) tropical cyclones
(c) both of them
(d) none of them
(c) both of them.
Q 38 – An imaginary line drawn through the places which have equal atmospheric pressure reduced to sea level are known as
(a) isobars
(b) isotherms
(c) isotopes
(d) millibars
(a) isobars
Q 39 – The large body of air whose physical properties and moisture is relatively uniform is known as
(a) atmospheric pressure
(b) air mass
(c) pressure gradient
(d) none of these
(b) Air mass.
Q 40 – Name the breeze which blows during night when the air at upper slope becomes dense
(a) mountain breezes
(b) valley breezes
(c) sea breeze
(d) land breezes
(a) mountain breezes.
Q 41 – In which direction the earth rotates on its axis?
(a) west to east
(b) east to west
(c) north to south
(d) south to north
(a) west to east.
Q 42 – Name the tropical cyclone in West India
(a) willy-willies
(b) typhoons
(c) hurricanes
(d) none of these
(c) hurricanes.
Q 43 – Name the tropical cyclones in China
(a) typhoons
(b) hurricanes
(c) willy-willies
(d) fehan
(a) typhoons.
Q 44 – On the basis of their average height, how many types of clouds are found?
(a) three
(b) six
(c) two
(d) four
(a) three.
Q 45 – Name the fibrous clouds with a delicate silky appearance :
(a) cirrus
(b) cirrostratus
(c) cirrocumulus
(d) altostratus
(a) cirrus.