SSC CGL Geography – Weather & Climate – Clouds, Rainfall, Cyclones, Climate Types – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Geography – Weather & Climate – Clouds, Rainfall, Cyclones, Climate Types – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Humidity of the air is measured with a:

Correct Answer: A [Hygrometer]

Explanation:

Barometer – pressure; anemometer – wind speed.

2.  
The tall cloud with an anvil-shaped top that brings thunderstorms is:

Correct Answer: B [Cumulonimbus]

Explanation:

Heaped (cumulo) + rain (nimbus).

3.  
Thin, white, feathery clouds high in the sky made of ice crystals are:

Correct Answer: C [Cirrus]

Explanation:

Cirrus = curl of hair.

4.  
The afternoon thundershowers of the equatorial regions are an example of:

Correct Answer: D [Convectional rainfall]

Explanation:

Strong heating makes the air rise.

5.  
Tropical cyclones are called typhoons in the:

Correct Answer: B [western Pacific Ocean and South China Sea]

Explanation:

Atlantic – hurricanes; Indian Ocean – cyclones.

6.  
The calm centre of a tropical cyclone is called the:

Correct Answer: C [eye]

Explanation:

The eye has light winds and the lowest pressure.

7.  
Lines on a map joining places that receive equal rainfall are:

Correct Answer: D [Isohyets]

Explanation:

Isobars – pressure; isotherms – temperature; isohalines – salinity.

8.  
The leeward side of a mountain range usually:

Correct Answer: A [lies in a rain-shadow and gets little rain]

Explanation:

Windward wet, leeward lean.

9.  
Fill in the blankA Mediterranean climate gets most of its rain in ____.

Correct Answer: B [winter]

Explanation:

Hot dry summers, mild wet winters.

10.  
The western disturbances that bring winter rain to north-west India originate over the:

Correct Answer: C [Mediterranean region]

Explanation:

They travel east with the westerlies.

11.  
Fog mixed with smoke and pollutants over industrial cities is called:

Correct Answer: A [smog]

Explanation:

Smog = smoke + fog, common during temperature inversion.

12.  
One-line recalla tornado over the sea is called a:

Correct Answer: D [waterspout]

Explanation:

Waterspout.

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