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El-Nino is a ___________.

  1. Warm current

  2. Reversal of wind

  3. Broad trough of low pressure

  4. Wind of upper atmosphere


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

El-Nino is a warm ocean current that sometimes appears off the coast of Peru in South America during the month of December. It increases the surface temperature of the sea and affects the movement of monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean and causes a drought-like situation in the Indian sub-continent. 

"Ferrel law" is also known as  _______.

  1. Jet streams

  2. Wind force

  3. Coriolis force

  4. Cyclonic force


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Coriolis Force: An apparent force caused by the earth’s rotation. The Coriolis force is responsible for deflecting winds towards the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere. This is also known as ‘Ferrel’s Law’.

A type of wind that originates from North-West India in winters is _________.

  1. Jet streams

  2. Loo

  3. North East trade winds

  4. Westerly winds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Air currents which determine the arrival and departure of monsoons are known as jet streams. These curents develop in the upper layers of the atmosphere. The westerly jet stream prevails over the North Indian plains during the winter months, while the easterly jet stream steers the tropical depression over India. 

El Nino is ________.

  1. A Portuguese word

  2. A French word

  3. A Greek work

  4. A Spanish word


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

El Nino is a Spanish word. It means "the Christ child". El Nino is complex series of climatic changes which occurs irregularly. It affects the equatorial Pacific region every few years. It is characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador. Reversal of wind patterns across the Pacific, drought in Australia, and non-seasonal heavy rain in South America are the effects of El Nino. It typically occurs in late December, around Christmas. That’s why it is known as El Nino.

On 21st June, the Sun's rays do not fall vertical at which of the following cities?

  1. Aizawl 

  2. Ahmadabad

  3. Bhopal

  4. Ranchi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Sun’s rays fall vertically on tropic of cancer on June 21st and as the tropic of cancer passes through India few cities receive sun’s rays vertically on June 21st. They include Ahmadabad, Bhopal, Ranchi.
  • Mizoram do not receive sun’s rays vertically in June 21st. 

Which one of the following records the lowest temperature in India?

  1. Dras

  2. Dalhousie

  3. Manali

  4. Leh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dras is the coldest inhabited place in India and the second coldest inhabited place in the world. Dras is situated about 60 km away from kargil, on the road to Srinagar. The first village after Zoji La pass , Dras is situated at a height of 10,990 feet above sea level. In the freezing winter, temperature in Dras can drop to as low as -45 degree celsius.

Which of the following climatic controls is the most important ___________.

  1. Latitude

  2. Altitude

  3. Longitude

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The most important climatic control is latitude. Latitude affects the temperature of a place. The places situated at higher altitudes which are far from equator receive lesser sunlight and places which are located towards the equator which is a 00 latitude receives more sunlight and are hotter than the places located at higher latitudes. Sunlight also affects precipitation or rainfall.

Thus latitudinal position of a regions decides the climate of the place.

In which countries the term Western Disturbance is used to describe an extra tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Afghanistan and Nepal

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Western disturbance is an extra tropical storm originating in Mediterranean Sea and that brings sudden winter rain to Indian subcontinent. These are one of the reason for cyclonic disturbances. Western disturbance are called by the name in India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan. 

What is the full form of ITCZ?

  1. Indian Tropical Convergence Zone

  2. Inter Tropical Convergence Zone

  3. Inter Tropical Climate Zone

  4. Inter Temperate Convergence Zone


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • ITCZ stands for Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone. It is the area encircling the equator where the northeast and southeast trade winds come together. These are called as doldrums by sailors.
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds move in a southwestern direction from the northeast, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they move north-westward from the southeast. 
  • These may cause hazards like thunderstorms.

In El Nino there is shift in wind ____ and _______.

  1. Speed and direction

  2. Speed

  3. Direction

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current is known as El Nino. It is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on weather patterns. There is shift in direction and speed of wind during El Nino. Eastward Shifting of warm water in the western tropical Pacific Ocean along the equator toward the coast of South America marks the beginning of this cycle. Normally, this warm water pools near Indonesia and the Philippines. But during an El Nino, this warm water sit offshore of northwestern South America.

El Nino becomes La Nina when El Nino ________.

  1. Warms up

  2. Cools

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

El Nina becomes La Nino when El Nino cools. La Nina is a counter ocean current which becomes effective in the Tropical Western Pacific when El Nino becomes ineffective in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. The dry condition in the western Pacific is terminated and the wet condition is introduced in the Tropical Western Pacific by Later Nina.

El Nino and La Nina are ________ events.

  1. Non periodic

  2. Periodic

  3. Annual

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

El Nino and La Nina refers to the periodic development of a warm and cold  ocean currents along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current.

La Nina affects the _________.

  1. Atlantic hurricanes

  2. Polar cyclones

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The hurricane impacts of El Niño and its counterpart La Niña are opposite and alternating between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, strengthening hurricane activity in one region while weakening it in the other. However, the effect is limited to the climate of the tropics and subtropics.

Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate on India?

  1. Monsoons

  2. Nearness to equator

  3. Ocean currents

  4. Presence of Indian ocean


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ocean currents does not have influence over the climate in India. Ocean currents act much like a conveyer belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics. Thus, currents regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface.

The unseasonable rain in Gujarat is locally known as _____________.

  1. mavthu

  2. Kal Biasakhi

  3. loo

  4. el-nino


Correct Option: A

Which of the following factors affect the climate of a place?

  1. Latitude

  2. Distance from the sea

  3. Altitude

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following does not have influence over the climate of India?

  1. Nearness to Equator

  2. Presence of Indian Ocean

  3. Monsoons

  4. Ocean currents


Correct Option: D

The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in _____.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Bay of Bengal

  3. West Asia

  4. Himalayas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
West Asia.
Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm, which give rain to North and Northwest India during winter. It is very useful for wheat and winter crops. It is driven by westerlies (westerlies, are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.)
Western Disturbances originate from the Mediterranean sea, the Black sea, and the Caspian sea. From this region and from Atlantic ocean they collect the moisture and move eastward.

In the extratropical zone frontogenesis (a process in which two air masses of different densities come together to form a front) process take place which in turn facilitates the formation of the cyclone. These types of cyclones occurring over mid-latitude are called extratropical cyclones. They travel as a family and reaching north India one by one.  They are more in frequency in the winter season as westerlies are stronger in winter. They approach India by traveling across Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. They are mainly lower tropospheric systems that show variation in strength and vertical extent with superimposition of a mid and upper tropospheric trough in westerlies.

How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India?

  1. They cause heavy damage to the standing crops

  2. They bring in locusts which destroy the crops

  3. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain

  4. They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain.
They are the cause of most winter and pre-monsoon season rainfall across northwest India. Precipitation during the winter season has great importance in agriculture, particularly for the rabi crops.  Excessive precipitation due to western disturbances can cause crop damage, landslides, floods and avalanches.

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Climatic conditions) List-II (Resons)
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata 1. North-East Monsoon
B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rains in winter 4. Distance from sea
5. Latitude
  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 5

  2. A - 4, B - 5, C - 1, D - 3

  3. A - 5, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3

  4. A - 5, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A. Chennai is warmer than Kolkata - Latitude
B. Snowfall in the Himalayas - Altitude
C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab - Distance from sea
D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rains in winter - Western depressions
                                                                                      

The subtropical westerly jet stream moves towards the north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun in ________.

  1. Winters

  2. Advancing monsoon

  3. Retreating monsoon

  4. Summers


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
These jet streams are located approximately over 27°-30° north latitude, therefore, they are known as subtropical westerly jet streams. Over India, these jet streams blow south of the Himalayas, all through the year except in summer. The western cyclonic disturbances experienced in the north and north-western parts of the country are brought in by this westerly flow in winters. In summer, the subtropical westerly jet stream moves north of the Himalayas with the apparent movement of the sun.
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