Atmosphere Gk interview questions

When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as

1. Trade Winds
2. Westerlies
3. Polar Wind
4. Geostropic Wind

The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

1. Depressions
2. Tornadoes
3. Typhoons
4. Hurricanes

Which one of the following is the most destructive?

1. Cyclone
2. Tornado
3. Typhoon
4. Willy-Willy

The dry wind ‘Santa Anna’ blows in

1. Siberia
2. Argentina
3. California
4. Switzerland

Which one of the following atmospheric layers lies closely above the troposphere?

1. Stratosphere
2. Mesosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Chemosphere

Mistral is a

1. Warm-most local wind
2. Hot dry local wind
3. Warm dry local wind
4. Dry local wind

The instrument used to measure the atmospheric pressure is

1. Barometer
2. Pressure Gauge
3. Hydrometer
4. Hygrometer

Local thunderstorms ‘Nor’ westers are prominent in

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Punjab
4. West Bengal

The typhoons are more frequently experienced in

1. The Laccaditive Islands
2. The Philippine Islands
3. The West Indies Islands
4. The North Sea

Temperate cyclones bring along with them

1. Mild rainfall
2. Thunderstorms an torrential rainfall
3. Pleasant weather
4. Snowfall and Hail

The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as

1. Tropopause
2. Stratopause
3. Mesosphere
4. Ionosphere

Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as

1. Chinook
2. Foehn
3. Mistral
4. Nor westers

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

1. Water vapour
2. Ozone
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen

The velocity of winds is related to

1. The direction in which they blow
2. Pressure gradient in the direction of their flow
3. The amount of moisture they carry
4. The nearness to the sea

Anticyclones are so called because

1. They are systems of divergence and outflow of air
2. They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones
3. They have no pressure gradient
4. They destroy the cyclonic conditions

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

1. Hurricane
2. Typhoon
3. Loo
4. Tornado

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

1. Westerly wind
2. Jet Stream
3. Trade wind
4. Polar Easterly

Which of the following winds are known as ‘Anti-trade winds’?

1. Westerlies
2. Typhoons
3. Chinook
4. Cyclones

The Polar Front Theory explains the

1. Origin of airmass
2. Origin of anticyclones
3. Origin of Polar wind
4. Origin of cyclones

Anemometer is an instrument used to

1. Measure precipitation
2. Measure wind speed
3. Find the wind direction
4. Measure humidity

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to

1. Uneven heating of earth
2. Gravitational pull of the earth
3. Rotation of earth
4. Revolution of earth

Which of the following is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere?

1. Exosphere
2. Ionosphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

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

1. Wind
2. Difference in temperature
3. Difference in air pressure
4. Solar energy

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

1. Typhoons
2. Tornadoes
3. Hurricanes
4. Cyclones

Hurricanes are cyclonic storms in the

1. West-Pacific Ocean
2. West Indies and the Gulf of Mexico
3. Indian Ocean
4. South-China Sea

The Doldrums is an area of

1. Low humidity
2. Low rainfall
3. Low temperature
4. Low pressure

Oxygen in the upper atmosphere is converted into

1. Carbon dioxide
2. Ozone
3. Hydrogen
4. Nitrogen

The Jet Stream is found in the

1. Troposphere
2. Hydrosphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

The lowest layer of atmosphere is known as

1. Troposphere
2. Mesosphere
3. Ionosphere
4. Stratosphere

Which of the following is a cold wind?

1. Sirocco
2. Chinook
3. Buran
4. Foehn