SSC CGL Geography – Weather & Climate – Clouds, Rainfall, Cyclones, Climate Types – Tier II Level · Marathon

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SSC CGL Geography – Weather & Climate – Clouds, Rainfall, Cyclones, Climate Types – Tier II Level · Marathon – 10 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.  
Air at 25 °C rises from sea level over a 3 km mountain, cooling at 5 °C per km (saturated). It then sinks to sea level on the far side as dry air, warming at 10 °C per km. Its temperature at the leeward foot is:

Correct Answer: B [40 °C]

Explanation:

Top: 25 − 15 = 10 °C; foot: 10 + 30 = 40 °C.

2.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: RH of air holding 11 g when it can hold 20 g
Quantity II: RH of air holding 14 g when it can hold 20 g

Correct Answer: B [Quantity I < Quantity II]

Explanation:

55% vs 70%.

3.  
Air holds 9 g of vapour; its capacity rises from 10 g to 30 g as it warms during the day. Its relative humidity changes from 90% to:

Correct Answer: C [30%]

Explanation:

9/30 = 30%.

4.  
In Köppen's codes, the small letter 's' (as in Cs) means:

Correct Answer: D [summer is the dry season]

Explanation:

f = no dry season; w = winter dry; s = summer dry.

5.  
The Köppen code Cfb is used for the:

Correct Answer: B [West European (marine west coast) climate]

Explanation:

C = warm temperate, f = no dry season (rain all year), b = warm summer (warmest month below 22 °C).

6.  
An occluded front forms when:

Correct Answer: C [a cold front overtakes a warm front]

Explanation:

The warm air is lifted completely off the ground.

7.  
Which of these is NOT a condition favouring the formation of a tropical cyclone?

Correct Answer: A [Strong change of wind speed with height]

Explanation:

Strong vertical wind shear tears the storm apart.

8.  
A 'storm surge' is:

Correct Answer: D [a rise of sea water pushed onto the coast by a cyclone's winds]

Explanation:

Major cause of coastal flooding.

9.  
Air can hold 20 g of vapour per cubic metre but holds only 8 g. How much more vapour must it take in to become saturated?

Correct Answer: C [12 g]

Explanation:

Saturation at 20 g → 20 − 8 = 12 g more (RH now 40%).

10.  
Match the followingMatch:
P. Equatorial Q. Hot desert R. Taiga S. Mediterranean
1. Siberia 2. Central Chile 3. Congo basin 4. Atacama

Correct Answer: A [P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2]

Explanation:

Place each region on the ideal continent.

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