Atmosphere Gk interview questions – page 2

In the Southern hemisphere the Westerlies blow from

1. North
2. North east
3. North west
4. South east

The monsoon has well-developed cycle in

1. Africa
2. East United States
3. North Australia
4. South and South East Asia

The chemically inactive gas present in the atmosphere is

1. Argon
2. Oxygen
3. Nitrogen
4. Water Vapour

The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as

1. Monsoon
2. Doldrums
3. Westerlies
4. Trades

The proportion of nitrogen in dry air is

1. 21% by volume
2. 21% by weight
3. 50% by weight
4. 78% by volume

The winds blowing from sea towards the coastal areas are called

1. Sea breeze
2. Ocean currents
3. Coastal winds
4. Land breeze

Countries favorably influenced by westerlies are

1. Western Europe
2. New Zealand
3. South Chile
4. All of these

The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is

1. Roaring Forties
2. Mistral
3. Chinook
4. Foehn

The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night are known as

1. Harmatten
2. Katabatic winds
3. Anabatic winds
4. Khamsin

Doldrums are

1. High latitudes with heavy snow
2. Equatorial Zone with low pressure
3. Sub-polar zone with high pressure
4. High pressure areas on mountains

 ‘Beaufort Scale’ is used to measure

1. Air pressure
2. Humidity
3. Wind velocity
4. Wind direction

The amount of Albedo in the atmosphere is about

1. 15%
2. 37%
3. 42%
4. 50%

In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure

1. First increases and then decreases with height
2. Remains constant with height
3. Increases with height
4. Decreases with height

The percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric oxygen is approximately

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 70%

The sea breeze blows during

1. Day from land to sea
2. Day from sea to land
3. Night from land to sea
4. Night from sea to land

In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds are deflected

1. downwards
2. upwards
3. to the left
4. to the right

The Trade winds are caused by

1. Inflowing movement of air along the earth’s surface towards the equator
2. Rotation of the earth
3. Revolution of the earth
4. None of these

The centre (low pressure area) of a cyclone is called

1. Focus
2. Eye
3. Apex
4. Vertex

Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclones?

1. Nor’ westers
2. Tornadoes
3. Typhoons
4. Hurricanes