MCQ Atmosphere SET 11ALL MCQ For Atmosphere 1. What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?Stratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrostratus, CirrusStratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus, CirrusCumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrus, CirrostratusCumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, CirrusQuestion 1 of 102. The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth's surface upto 6-8 miles and experiences decrease in temperature at constant rate is ________StratosphereTropopauseTroposphereIonosphereQuestion 2 of 103. The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and subtropical zones is ________21° C18° C12° C15° CQuestion 3 of 104. Density of the Earth's atmosphere is highest in theTroposphereStratosphereMesosphereIonosphereQuestion 4 of 105. When can one record the lowest temperature of air?Just before sunriseAt midnightAt 3 a.m.No fixed timeQuestion 5 of 106. Which of the following is wrongly matched?Rainfall caused by mountain standing in the way of moisture - laden winds - relief rainfallRain caused by vertical circulation of air currents - orographic rainfallRain caused by a warm moist air mass moving upward over cold air mass - cyclonic rainfallAn area sheltered from rain bearing winds by a hill - rain shadow areaQuestion 6 of 107. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________A cycloneAn anticycloneJet streamA tsunamiQuestion 7 of 108. In the earth's atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________Increases with heightDecreases with heightRemains constant with heightFirst increases and then decreases with heightQuestion 8 of 109. When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?Its temperature decreasesIts temperature increasesIts temperature remains constantIts temperature first increases, then decreasesQuestion 9 of 1010. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : I. ocean currents II. planetary winds III. tides IV. wavesI and IIIII and IVI and IVII and IIIQuestion 10 of 10 Loading...
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