General Atmospheric Circulation

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1. Primary circulation or long-term circulation
2. Seasonal circulation
3. Diurnal circulation
4. General circulation

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1. Primary circulation
2. Secondary circulation
3. Tertiary circulation
4. All of the above

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1. Trade winds
2. Jet stream circulation
3. Walker circulation
4. Cyclones

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List – I	List – II
(a) Primary circulation	(i) Anticyclones
(b) Secondary circulation	(ii) Harmattan
(c) Tertiary circulation	(iii) Southern oscillation
(d) Diurnal circulation	(iv) Valley breezes

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1. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

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1. Monsoons
2. Airmasses
3. Southern oscillation
4. Cyclones

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1. Monsoons
2. See breeze
3. Sirocco
4. Chinook

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1. Secondary circulation
2. Tertiary circulation
3. Diurnal circulation
4. General circulation

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1. General circulation transports heat from the surplus heat areas to deficit heat areas
2. General atmospheric circulation transports moisture from the oceans to the continents
3. It helps in the formation of clouds and precipitation mechanism
4. General circulation helps in maintaining hydrological cycle at global scale

Select the correct statements from the codes given below:

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1. Only 1
2. Only 1 and 2
3. Only 2 and 4
4. All of the above

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1. Rotational velocity of earth is not equal at all places or locations
2. Rotational velocity of earth is highest at the equator (465 m/s)
3. Rotational velocity of earth become zero at poles
4. Rotational velocity of earth is highest at the poles

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1. V.P. Starr and R.M. White
2. A. Defant and H. Jeffreys
3. R G Barry and R J Chorley
4. V. Bjerknes and J. Bjerknes

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1. R.M. White
2. Ferrel
3. Hadley
4. V.P. Starr

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1. 60° and 90° in both the hemisphere
2. 30° and 60° in both the hemisphere
3. The equator and 30° in both the hemisphere
4. 40° and 60° in both the hemisphere

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1. 30° and 60° in both the hemisphere
2. 60° and 90° in both the hemisphere
3. The equator and 30° in both the hemisphere
4. 40° and 60° in both the hemisphere

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1. 60° and 90° in both the hemisphere
2. 80° and 90° in both the hemisphere
3. 70° and 90° in both the hemisphere
4. 60° and 80° in both the hemisphere

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1. Hadley cell
2. Ferrel cell
3. Polar cell
4. None of the above

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1. The atmosphere also rotates with the earth from west to east
2. The wave theory model is based on the concept of transfer of heat energy and angular momentum
3. The atmosphere does not rotate with the earth
4. Global computer models are basically tools for weather forecasting on the basis of simulation of real weather phenomena

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1. It extends between equator and 25°- 30° latitudes in both the hemispheres
2. The pressure gradient is oriented towards the tropics
3. This circulation zone is characterized by north-east (in the northern hemisphere) and south-east (in the southern hemisphere) trade winds
4. The middle portion of this zone is popularly known as equatorial low-pressure belt

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1. Doldrum
2. Equatorial westerlies
3. Trade winds
4. Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

Select the correct code from given below:

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1. Only 1 and 4
2. Only 1, 2 and 3
3. Only 1, 3 and 4
4. All of the above

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1. It is a belt of low pressure
2. It extends along the equator within a zone of 5°N and 5°S latitudes
3. This belt is also called as the belt of calm
4. It is a belt of high pressure

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1. R.M. White
2. Ferrel
3. Crowe
4. Flohn

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