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1. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called

(a)
Westerly wind
(b)
Jet Stream
(c)
Trade wind
(d)
Polar Easterly

2. Hurricanes are cyclonic storms in the

(a)
West-Pacific Ocean
(b)
West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico
(c)
Indian Ocean
(d)
South-China Sea

3. Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three, in Indian Ocean?

(a)
Typhoons
(b)
Tornadoes
(c)
Hurricanes
(d)
Cyclones

4. What is the main cause of the movement in the earth’s atmosphere?

(a)
Wind
(b)
Difference in temperature
(c)
Difference in air pressure
(d)
Solar energy

5. Which one of the following constituents of the atmosphere causes greatest changes in climate and weather?

(a)
Water vapour
(b)
Ozone
(c)
Nitrogen
(d)
Oxygen

6. Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

(a)
Hurricane
(b)
Typhoon
(c)
Loo
(d)
Tornado

7. Oxygen in the upper atmosphere is converted into

(a)
Carbon dioxide
(b)
Ozone
(c)
Hydrogen
(d)
Nitrogen

8. The velocity of winds is related to

(a)
The direction in which they blow
(b)
Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
(c)
The amount of moisture they carry
(d)
The nearness to the sea

9. Anticyclones are so called because

(a)
They are systems of divergence and outflow of air
(b)
They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones
(c)
They have no pressure gradient
(d)
They destroy the cyclonic conditions

10. The Doldrums is an area of

(a)
Low humidity
(b)
Low rainfall
(c)
Low temperature
(d)
Low pressure

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