MCQ on Earth Atmosphere
MCQs on earth atmosphere are very very sensitive. Because now a days, our atmosphere is going to be more and more polluted. So examiners always try to know that how much the candidates or students are aware about our atmosphere. A set of Important objective type questions with answers (Quiz Format) about Earth Atmosphere for IAS, UPSC, Banking SSC Railway SSC CGL MTS and CHSL govt job examinations.
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Q.1 In which regions of United State of America receives heavy rainfall throughout the year due to Westerlies?
[IAS 2009]
A: North Western region
B: North Eastern region
C: South Western Region
D: South Eastern region
Answer-North Western
Q.2 What is known the cold and dense air blowing down from the mountain slope during the night?
A: Anabatic Wind
B: Katabatic wind
C: Lue Wind
D: Khamsin wind
Answer-Katabatic wind
Q.3 Due to the rotation of earth, wind get deflected in a particular direction, – is known as –
[NDA 1994]
A: Geostropic Wind
B: Tornedo
C: Polar wind
D: Nor westers
Answer-Geostropic wind
Q.4 ________ is not tropical cyclone.
[NDA 1994]
A: Tornadoes
B: Typhon
C: Hurricanes
D: Trade winds
Answer-Trade winds
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Q.5 Choose the correct from the following options that a temperate cyclones bring along with them.
A: Mild rainfall
B: Acid rain
C: Thunder Strom
D: Harmattan
Answer-Mild rainfall
Q.6 Which chemically neutral gas present in earth atmosphere?
A: Oxygen
B: Carbon-di-oxide
C: Argon
D: Methene
Answer-Argon
Q.7 What is doldrums?
[NDA 1995]
A: Equatorial zone with low pressure
B: Equatorial zone with high pressure
C: Polar region with snow fall
D: Horse latitudes
Answer-Equatorial region with pressure
Q.8 Why atmospheric pressure exerted on earth?
A: Due to gravitation of earth
B: Due to rotation of earth
C: Due to heat of atmosphere
D: sun ray fall on atmosphere
Answer-Due to gravitation of earth each particle which have mass, earth attract them –
Q.9 When sea breeze blows?
[Senior Observer’s Exam 1991]
A: At day time from land to sea
B: At day time from sea to land.
C: At night-time from sea to mountain
D: At night-time from mountain to sea
Answer-At day time from land to sea
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Q.10 The direction of wind measured by which of the following instrument?
A: Hygrometer
B: Wind gauze
C: Barometer
D: Multimeter
Answer-Wind gauze
Q.11 ________ an ascent of 300 feet is known as lapse rate?
[IFS 1998]
A: Wind speed
B: Humidity
C: temperature
D: Pressure
Answer-temperature
Q.12 Form the climatic point of view which is important?
[IFS 1993]
A: Oxygen
B: Carbon dioxide
C: Methene
D: nitrogen
Answer: Carbon dioxide
Q.13 Why the trade wind blows?
A: Due to rotation of earth
B: Due to heating effects on the earth surface
C: movement of air along earth’s surface to ward equator
D: Due to atmospheric pressure.
Answer: C
Q.14 Why temperature decreases towards to pole?
[IAS 2004]
A: Air moves towards the equator.
B: Cold heavy air prevent to reach sun’s heat to ground.
C: Cold surface do not absorb solar energy.
D: Progressively lesser solar energy per unit area falls on the earth’s surface as we move to polar regions.
Answer- Option D
Q.15 Find the correct statement.
[IAS 2004]
A: Jet streams are best developed in winters.
B: Jet streams have often developed oscillations.
C: Both are wrong
D: Both are correct
Answer- Both statements are correct
Q.16 Which gas is second maximum by volume in the earth atmosphere?
A: Nitrogen
BL Oxygen
C: Carbon Dioxide
D: Argon
Answer- Oxygen
Q.17 When the temperature of air become lowest?
A: At mid night
B: At 3 a.m
C: Just before sun rise
D: no fixed time.
Answer- Just before sun rise
Q.18 Water vapor contain in the atmosphere
A: independent of temperature
B: decrease as temperature increases
C: increase as temperature decreases
D: may increase or decrease as temperature decreases
Answer- Options B