Wed. Jun 19th, 2024

Local and Seasonal Wind

  1. A local wind that become active only during a brief period of the year is called

    Options:
    1. Periodic local wind
    2. Non-periodic local wind
    3. Neither 1 nor 2
    4. None of the above

    Option: B

  2. The winds originating from diurnal temperature and pressure variations is known as

    Options:
    1. Periodic local wind
    2. Non-periodic local wind
    3. Neither 1 nor 2
    4. None of the above

    Option: B

  3. Which one of the following winds is not a periodic local wind

    Options:
    1. Land breeze
    2. Valley breeze
    3. Mountain breeze
    4. Sirocco

    Option: D

  4. Which one of the following winds is a cold local wind

    Options:
    1. Foehn
    2. Shamal
    3. Harmattan
    4. Laventer

    Option: D

  5. Which one of the following winds is a cold local wind

    Options:
    1. Chinook
    2. Shamal
    3. Pampero
    4. Norwester

    Option: C

  6. Which one of the following winds is a cold local wind

    Options:
    1. Northers
    2. Simoom
    3. Shamal
    4. Santa Ana

    Option: A

  7. Select the odd one out of the followings

    Options:
    1. Northers
    2. Bise
    3. Pampero
    4. Santa Ana

    Option: D

  8. Select the odd one out of the followings

    Options:
    1. Chinook
    2. Simoom
    3. Purga
    4. Norwester

    Option: C

  9. Select the odd one out of the followings

    Options:
    1. Brickfielder
    2. Bora
    3. Purga
    4. Mistral

    Option: A

  10. Select the odd one out of the followings

    Options:
    1. Doctor
    2. Loo
    3. Simoom
    4. Mistral

    Option: D

  11. Which one of the following local winds is beneficial for fauna, flora and man

    Options:
    1. Northers
    2. Sircco
    3. Chinook
    4. Norwester

    Option: C

  12. Which one of the following local winds is beneficial for fauna, flora and man

    Options:
    1. Blizzard
    2. Sircco
    3. Foehn
    4. Northers

    Option: C

  13. Which one of the following local winds is not beneficial for fauna, flora and man

    Options:
    1. Doctor
    2. Chinook
    3. Foehn
    4. Northers

    Option: D

  14. Which one of the following winds is barrier induced or compressional local wind

    Options:
    1. Santa Ana
    2. Yamo
    3. Chinook
    4. Tramontane

    Option: C

  15. Which one of the following local winds is Channelled local wind

    Options:
    1. Doctor
    2. Chinook
    3. Yamo
    4. Northers

    Option: C

  16. A powerful strong gusty wind radiating from a center on the ground surface is called

    Options:
    1. Dust storm
    2. Dust devil
    3. Microburst
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  17. Sea breeze blows

    Options:
    1. During day time
    2. During night
    3. Neither a nor b
    4. None of the above

    Option: A

  18. Land breeze blows from

    Options:
    1. Sea to land
    2. Land to sea
    3. Blows vertically
    4. None of the above

    Option: B

  19. Sea breeze become most active usually between

    Options:
    1. 10 to 11 a.m.
    2. 07 to 08 a.m.
    3. 01 to 02 p.m.
    4. 03 to 04 p.m.

    Option: C

  20. Sea breezes are terminated by

    Options:
    1. 08 p.m.
    2. 09 p.m.
    3. 06 p.m.
    4. 04 p.m.

    Option: A