GEOGRAPHY QUESTIONS PART-5

41. The nature of the winter rainfall in north western India is
(a) Convectional
(b) Orographic
(c) Monsoohal
(d) Cyclonic
42. Dew point is (N.D.A. 1991)
(a) Amount of actual water vapour present per unit volume of air.
(b) Incoming solar radiation.
(c) A low pressure system in lower atmosphere.
(d) A temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated.
43. Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
(a) Orographic
(b) Convectional
(c) Frontal
(d) None of these
44. The type of clouds which is the thunder cloud and associated with heavy rain is
(a) Cumulonimbus
(b) Cirrus
(c) Strato-cumulus
(d) Cirrostratus
45. Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the Leeward side?
(a) Cyclonic
(b) Convectional
(c) Orographic
(d) All of these
46. Which of the following types of rainfall occurs at places having continental type of climate?
(a) Convectional
(b) Cyclonic
(c) Relief
(d) Rainfall does not occur at these places
  47. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in (N.D.A. 1994)
(a) Precipitation
(b) Hailstorm
(c) Condensation
(d) Formation of ice
48. Convectional rainfall is common in (Asst. Grade, 1990)
(a) Tundra Region
(b) Taiga Region
(c) Mediterranean Region
(d) Equatorial Region
49. Scanty rainfall of less than 50cm per annum is received by
(a) The coastal areas in the warm temperate zone
(b) The eastern parts of the temperate lands
(c) The areas of high latitudes
(d) The areas of equatorial regions
50. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as (N.D.A. 1992)
(a) Absolute humidity
(b) Dew point
(c) Relative humidity
(d) Condensation point

ANSWERS

41. (d) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (c)

46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49 (c) 50. (a)