Ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is absorbed by

(1) \(SO_2\)

(2) Ozone

(3) Oxygen

(4) Argon

The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is

(1) Troposphere

(2) Ionosphere

(3) Stratosphere

(4) Mesosphere

Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called

(1) Drizzle

(2) Hail

(3) Sleet

(4) Snow

Which of the following is/are ‘rain clouds’?

1. Cirrus

2. Nimbostratus

3. Cumulonimbus

4. Altocumulus

(1) 1 and 2 only

(2) 2 and 3 only

(3) 3 and 4 only

(4) 1 and 4 only

The ozone layer is formed due to reactions of :

(1) oxygen and ultraviolet rays

(2) carbon dioxide and layers of the atmosphere

(3) cosmic rays and layers of atmosphere

(4) infrared rays and ultraviolet rays

Which of the following is the lowest atmospheric layer?

(1) Lithosphere

(2) Stratosphere

(3) Troposphere

(4) Hydrosphere

What is the interval between a high tide and neap tides at a given place?

(1) 12 hours

(2) 12 hours 26 minutes

(3) 15 hours 30 minutes

(4) 24 hours

The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as :

(1) Coast

(2) Continental Shelf.

(3) Continental Platform.

(4) Continental Slope.

A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as

(1) Artesian well

(2) Spring

(3) Hot spring

(4) Geyser

Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S?

(1) the Arctic Ocean

(2) the Indian Ocean

(3) the Atlantic Ocean

(4) the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following, is a landlocked sea?

(1) Timor Sea

(2) Arafura Sea

(3) Greeland Sea

(4) Aral Sea