Top 1000+ Solved World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Dew point is: [NDA 1991]
a. amount of actual water vapour present per unit volume of air
b. incoming solar radiation
c. a low pressure system in lower atmosphere
d. a temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated
Q. ‘Cloud burst’ means:
a. abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm
b. formation of artificial rain
c. presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky
d. sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Q. The amount of actual water vapour of air is known as: [NDA 1992]
a. absolute humidity
b. dew point
c. relative humidity
d. condensation point
Q. Water vapour beyond the dew point results in: [NDA 1994]
a. precipitation
b. hailstorm
c. condensation
d. formation of ice
Q. 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
Q. Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning andthunder?
a. Orographic
b. Convectional
c. Frontal
d. None of these
Q. The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates: .[CDS 2001]
a. tropical cyclones
b. inter-tropical convergence
c. temperate cyclones
d. tropospheric instability
Q. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due to : [CDS 2001]
a. temperature variations
b. rotation of the earth
c. difference in pressure
d. difference in water content
Q. Smog is likely to occur: [CDS 2002]
a. around valleys
b. near lakes
c. on calm, clear and cool nights
d. near the industrial areas
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Troposphere varies in its thickness between equator and poles. 2. Stratosphere does not experience Normal Lapse Rate. 3. Ozone layer occurs in the Mesophere. 4. Ionosphere lies between Stratosphere and Mesosphere Which of these statements are correct? [NDA 2003]
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
Q. What do you understand by the term ‘Advection’ ?
a. Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
b. Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
c. Heat is transferred vertically through the air
d. Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
Q. Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by : 1. ocean currents 2. planetary winds 3. tides 4. waves
a. I and II
b. III and IV
c. I and IV
d. II and III
Q. Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
a. East facing
b. South facing
c. North facing
d. West facing
Q. Which of the following is/are correct in matching the layer of atmosphere and itscharacteristic ? 1. Troposphere : weather phenomena 2. Stratosphere : ozone layer 3. Ionosphere : radio waves reflected to earth's surface 4. Mesosphere : Aurorae
a. I, II, III and IV
b. I, II and IV
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
Q. Freely moving bodies are:
a. deflected to their right in the northern hemisphere
b. deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
c. deflected upwards at the equator
d. unaffected by the earth's movements