Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rainwater harvesting ?

(1) It is a device of water conservation.

(2) It helps to raise the water table.

(3) It helps meet rising water demand.

(4) It increases run-off losses.

The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to

(1) the development of cyclones over the equator

(2) the effect of easterlies

(3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds

(4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over northwest India

The Mediterranean region is characterized by heavy rain in:

(1) Winter

(2) Spring

(3) Autumn

(4) Summer

The layer of the atmosphere close to the earth’s surface is called

(1) Exosphere

(2) Troposphere

(3) Stratosphere

(4) Ionosphere

Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.

(1) Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere

(2) Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere

(3) Mesosphere, Ionosphere. Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere

(4) Troposphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere

‘Cloud burst’ means

(1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather

(2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.

(3) Formation of artificial rain.

(4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky

All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the :

(1) Stratosphere

(2) Troposphere

(3) Ionosphere

(4) Exosphere

Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

(1) Thermosphere

(2) Troposphere

(3) Stratosphere

(4) Mesosphere

Most of the ozone in the earth’s atmosphere is found in the :

(1) Troposphere

(2) Stratosphere

(3) Mesosphere

(4) Thermosphere

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

(1) Stratosphere

(2) Mesosphere

(3) Ionosphere

(4) Exosphere

Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer.

  List I                                             List II

(Winds)                                    (Locations)

a. Chinook                                  1. Alps

b. Foehn                                     2. India

c. Sirocco                                   3. USA

d. Loo                                          4. Egypt

(1) a = 4, b = 2, c = 1, d = 3

(2) a = 3, b = 4, c = 2, d = 1

(3) a = 3, b = 1, c = 4, d = 2

(4) a = 4, b = 3, c = 1, d = 2