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Ques:- Which one of the following is the most destructive?
A. Cyclone
B. Tornado
C. Typhoon
D. Willy-Willy

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Ques:- The dry wind ‘Santa Anna’ blows in
A. Siberia
B. Argentina
C. California
D. Switzerland

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Ques:- Which one of the following atmospheric layers lies closely above the troposphere?
A. Stratosphere
B. Mesosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Chemosphere

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Ques:- Mistral is a
A. Warm-most local wind
B. Hot dry local wind
C. Warm dry local wind
D. Dry local wind

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Ques:- The instrument used to measure the atmospheric pressure is
A. Barometer
B. Pressure Gauge
C. Hydrometer
D. Hygrometer

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Ques:- Local thunderstorms ‘Nor’ westers are prominent in
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Punjab
D. West Bengal

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Ques:- The typhoons are more frequently experienced in
A. The Laccaditive Islands
B. The Philippine Islands
C. The West Indies Islands
D. The North Sea

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Ques:- Temperate cyclones bring along with them
A. Mild rainfall
B. Thunderstorms an torrential rainfall
C. Pleasant weather
D. Snowfall and Hail

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Ques:- The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as
A. Tropopause
B. Stratopause
C. Mesosphere
D. Ionosphere

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Ques:- Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as
A. Chinook
B. Foehn
C. Mistral
D. Nor westers

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Ques:- When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as
A. Trade Winds
B. Westerlies
C. Polar Wind
D. Geostropic Wind

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Ques:- The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called
A. Depressions
B. Tornadoes
C. Typhoons
D. Hurricanes

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Ques:- Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to
A. Uneven heating of earth
B. Gravitational pull of the earth
C. Rotation of earth
D. Revolution of earth

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Ques:- Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?
A. Exosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Mesosphere

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Ques:- 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

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Ques:- Which of the following occurs more frequently than the other three, in Indian Ocean?
A. Typhoons
B. Tornadoes
C. Hurricanes
D. Cyclones

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Ques:- 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

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Ques:- The Doldrums is an area of
A. Low humidity
B. Low rainfall
C. Low temperature
D. Low pressure

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Ques:- Oxygen in the upper atmosphere is converted into
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Ozone
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen

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Ques:- The Jet Stream is found in the
A. Troposphere
B. Hydrosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Mesosphere

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