Humidity & Percipitation - Section 1

1:  

Arrange the following types of clouds in the increasing order of their heights:

1. Cumulus 2. Stratus 3. Cirrus 4. Nimbus

A.

1,3,2,4

B.

2,4,1,3

C.

3,2,4,1

D.

4,2,1,3

 
 

Option: D

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2:  

Hail storm-occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called

A.

Cumulus

B.

Cumulonimbus

C.

Cirrus

D.

Cirrocumulus

 
 

Option: B

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3:  

The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the

A.

Himalayas have denser forest cover

B.

Himalayas face the monsoon winds

C.

Himalayas are higher than the Alps

D.

Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes

 
 

Option: D

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4:  

Humidity in air

A.

Is not affected by the change in atmospheric temperature

B.

Increases with increase; in atmospheric temperature

C.

Decreases with increase in atmospheric temperature

D.

Does not show any consistent behaviour with the change in atmospheric temperature

 
 

Option: C

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5:  

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

 
 

Option: C

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