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  1. Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.

  2. A.

     Decrease in

    B.

     Increase in

    C.

     Constant

    D.

     Both increase and decrease in


  3. When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature

  4. A.

     The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour

    B.

     The relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100%

    C.

     The atmosphere can hold no more water vapour

    D.

     All the above


  5. What is the "cloud burst"? It is

  6. A.

     The states of sky with respect to clouds

    B.

     The disintergration of a huge cloud mass

    C.

     An abnormal heavy downpour of rain

    D.

     Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges


  7. Which country is known as the "Cockpit of Europe"?

  8. A.

     France

    B.

     Denmark

    C.

     Holland

    D.

     Belgium


  9. Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?

  10. A.

     Loess plains

    B.

     Alluvial plains

    C.

     Flood plain deposits

    D.

     Deltas


  11. Humidity in the air is measured in a

  12. A.

     Barometer

    B.

     Electrometer

    C.

     Hygrometer

    D.

     Hydrometer


  13. There are two types of crusts - the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is

  14. A.

     Thicker below the plains than below mountains

    B.

     Thicker below the mountains than below the plains

    C.

     Almost same all over

    D.

     Thicker under the oceans than under the seas


  15. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to

  16. A.

     Australia

    B.

     South America

    C.

     North America

    D.

     Central America


  17. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is

  18. A.

     100000 km

    B.

     2000000 km

    C.

     102000000 km

    D.

     150000000 km


  19. Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?

  20. A.

     Russia

    B.

     Estoma

    C.

     Lithuania

    D.

     Poland