GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS PART-1

1. Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because

(a) Clouds absorb the falling dew

(b) Clouds scatter moisture

(c) On cloudy nights the radiation takes place very slowly

(d) On cloudy nights the radiation takes place very quickly

2. When the relative humidity is 50 percent and air temperature is 30°C

     a cooling of air mass (N.D.A. 90)

(a) Raises the absolute humidity

(b) Produces no change in relative humidity

(c) Decreases the relative humidity

(d) Increases the relative humidity

3. When it rains, the relative humidity in the atmosphere is (B.Ed. 1993)

 (a) 0 percent

(b) 50 percent

 (c) 75 percent

(d) 100 percent

  4. Clouds with vertical development are known as (Stenographer's Exam, 1994)

(a) Cirrus

(b) Cumulonimbus

(c) Stratus

(d) Cirrocumulus

5. Arrange the following types of clouds in the increasing order of their heights:

1. Cumulus 2. Stratus 3. Cirrus 4. Nimbus

(a) 1,3,2,4

(b) 2,4,1,3

(c) 3, 2, 4, 1

(d) 4, 2,1,3

6. The primary rainbow has an angular radius of

(a) 22

(b) 42°

(c) 60°

(d) 75°

7. Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true?

1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. ,2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. ,3. It is also known as ,4 O' clock rain:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1,2 and 3

8. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity in air is

(a) Hygrograph

(b) Hydrograph

(c) Pantograph

(d) Barograph

9. Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

(a) Rainfall

(b) Waterfall

(c) Dew

(d) Fog

10. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of

(a) Precipitation

(b) Condensation

(c) Insolation

(d) Radiation                                      

ANSWERS

1. (c)2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5.(d)

6 (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9.(b) 10. (d)