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  1. Agents of fog formation do not include ________

  2. A.

     High relative humidity

    B.

     Diurnal temperatures of short ranges

    C.

     Winter season

    D.

     Rapid radiation


  3. Which one among the following forces is most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity ?

  4. A.

     Gravitational force

    B.

     Centrifugal force

    C.

     Frictional force

    D.

     Pressure gradient force


  5. Atmospheric humidity is measured by ________

  6. A.

     Psychrometer

    B.

     Anemometer

    C.

     Lysimeter

    D.

     Hydrometer


  7. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

  8. A.

     Thermosphere

    B.

     Troposphere

    C.

     Stratosphere

    D.

     Mesosphere


  9. Which of the following statements is not true of Trade Winds?

  10. A.

     They blow from the Horse Latitudes to the Doldrums

    B.

     They are deflected to the right to become South-East Trades in the southern hemisphere

    C.

     They are constant in strength and direction

    D.

     They sometimes contain intense depressions


  11. The intensity of insolation depends on

  12. A.

     Altitude

    B.

     Nature of terrain

    C.

     Wind

    D.

     Latitude


  13. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as

  14. A.

     Lithosphere

    B.

     Mesosphere

    C.

     Aesthenosphere

    D.

     Barysphere


  15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  16. A.

     Roaring forties are the southern latitudes where Westerlies are prevalent

    B.

     Monsoons are local seasonal winds

    C.

     Doldrum belt lies between 10°N and 10°S latitudes

    D.

     Horse latitudes are found between Trade winds and Westerlies


  17. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?

  18. A.

     In the evening, radiations travel slowly

    B.

     In the evening, the temperature of the sun decreases

    C.

     Ozone in atmosphere absorbs more light in the evening

    D.

     In the evening, radiations travel larger distance through atmosphere


  19. The water content in the atmosphere ________

  20. A.

     Is independent of temperature

    B.

     Increases as temperature increases

    C.

     Decreases as temperature increases

    D.

     Either increases or decreases with temperature increase