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(21)
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for aurora formation?
[A]
Ozone layer
[B]
Stratosphere
[C]
Exosphere
[D]
Ionosphere
(22)
By international convention, which line marks the outermost boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere?
[A]
Space line
[B]
Boundary line
[C]
Karman line
[D]
Astronaut line
(23)
What is known the cold and dense air blowing down from the mountain slope during the night?
[A]
Anabatic Wind
[B]
Katabatic wind
[C]
Lue Wind
[D]
Khamsin wind
(24)
Due to the rotation of earth, wind get deflected in a particular direction, – is known as –
[A]
Geostropic Wind
[B]
Tornedo
[C]
Polar wind
[D]
Nor westers
(25)
Choose the correct from the following options that a temperate cyclones bring along with them.
[A]
Mild rainfall
[B]
Acid rain
[C]
Thunder Strom
[D]
Harmattan
(26)
What is doldrums?
[A]
Equatorial zone with low pressure
[B]
Equatorial zone with high pressure
[C]
Polar region with snow fall
[D]
Horse latitudes
Answer: Equatorial region with pressure
(27)
When sea breeze blows?
[A]
At day time from land to sea
[B]
At day time from sea to land
[C]
At night-time from sea to mountain
[D]
At night-time from mountain to sea
Answer: At day time from land to sea
(28)
________ an ascent of 300 feet is known as lapse rate?
[A]
Wind speed
[B]
Humidity
[C]
temperature
[D]
Pressure
(29)
Why the trade wind blows?
[A]
Due to rotation of earth
[B]
Due to heating effects on the earth surface
[C]
movement of air along earth’s surface to ward equator
[D]
Due to atmospheric pressure
Answer: movement of air along earth’s surface to ward equator
(30)
Why temperature decreases towards to pole?
[A]
Air moves towards the equator
[B]
Cold heavy air prevent to reach sun’s heat to ground
[C]
Cold surface do not absorb solar energy
[D]
Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth’s surface as we move to polar regions
Answer: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth’s surface as we move to polar regions
31
Which gas is second maximum by volume in the earth atmosphere?
[A]
Nitrogen
[B]
Oxygen
[C]
Carbon Dioxide
[D]
Argon
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