Typhoons are common in the

(1) the Arctic Ocean

(2) Seas of China and Japan

(3) Mexican Gulf

(4) the Indian Ocean

Wind rose represents

(1) wind turbulence

(2) wind data

(3) wind pressure

(4) wind temperature

The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called ;

(1) Ionosphere

(2) Troposphere

(3) Stratosphere

(4) Exosphere

The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as

(1) Stratosphere

(2)Exosphere

(3) Ionosphere

(4)Mesosphere

The climatic zones are classified on the basis of

(1) distance from the equator

(2) elevation

(3) rainfall

(4) distance from the sea

The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is

(1) Recharge ground water

(2) Avoid floods

(3) Reduce the loss of water

(4) Avoid soil erosion

Subtropical high-pressure belts are otherwise called

(1) Furious fifties

(2) Screeching sixties

(3) Horse latitudes

(4) Roaring forties

Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called

(1) Radiation

(2) Inversion

(3) Conduction

(4) Convection

Which of the following reasons is responsible for the lack of vegetation in the deserts?

(1) Heavy volume of sands

(2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil

(3) High temperature

(4) Lack of rainfall

The humidity of air depends on

(1) Temperature

(2) Location

(3) Weather

(4) All of the above

The humidity of air depends on

(1) Temperature

(2) Location

(3) Weather

(4) All of the above