Fri. Jan 10th, 2025

Temperature

  1. The cooling of ground surface depends on

    1. The length of night
    2. Moisture content in the air
    3. The movement of air

    Select correct from given below:

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

    Option: D

  2. Which of the following causes low daily range of temperature

    1. Moist air
    2. Overcast sky
    3. Clear sky
    4. Significant air movement
    Options:
    1. Only 2, 3 and 4
    2. Only 1, 2 and 3
    3. Only 1, 2 and 4
    4. All of the above

    Option: C

  3. Which of the following statements about diurnal range of temperature is not correct

    Options:
    1. It becomes high in low latitudes but becomes very low in high latitudes
    2. There is low daily range of temperature over sea surface in comparison to ground surface
    3. In the equatorial region daily range of temperature does notexceeds annual range of temperature
    4. Daily range of temperature increases with increasing altitudes

    Option: C

  4. Daily range of temperature increases with increasing altitudes because

    Options:
    1. Air pressure increases upward
    2. Air density increases upward
    3. Air density decreases upward
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  5. Daily range of temperature in the equatorial region usually varies between

    Options:
    1. 5°- 10°C
    2. 2°- 3°C
    3. 0.5 - 1.0°C
    4. 22° to 28°C

    Option: A

  6. Annual range of temperature in the equatorial region usually varies between

    Options:
    1. 5°- 10°C
    2. 2°- 3°C
    3. 0.5 - 1.0°C
    4. 22° to 28°C

    Option: B

  7. There is no coincidence in the month of maximum insolation and the month of maximum temperature. Similarly, the month of minimum insolation does not coincide with the month of minimum (lowest) temperature. This phenomenon is called

    Options:
    1. Daily lag of temperature
    2. Seasonal temperature lag
    3. Thermal anomaly
    4. None of the above

    Option: B

  8. Which of the following statements about mean annual temperature range is not correct

    Options:
    1. The continents record higher annual range of temperature than the oceans on the same latitude
    2. The annual temperature range, decreases from the equator poleward
    3. The annual range increases from the coastal areas towards the inner parts of the continents
    4. The annual temperature range, increases from the equator poleward

    Option: D

  9. Maximum temperature is recorded along tropics while sun’s rays are almost vertical over the equator throughout the year. Which of the following factors are responsible for this 1. Major portion of insolation is reflected by clouds in equatorial zone 2. Maximum heat is lost in evaporation in the equatorial zone 3. High pressure in the equatorial zone due to subsidence of air from aboveCodes

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

    Option: A

  10. The highest temperature of 58°C was recorded in _________ in September, 1922.

    Options:
    1. The Death Valley of California, USA
    2. Mitribah, Kuwait
    3. Al Aziz of Libya
    4. Tirat Zvi , Israel

    Option: C

  11. The second highest temperature of 57°C was recorded in July, 1913 in

    Options:
    1. The Death Valley of California, USA
    2. Al Aziz of Libya
    3. Tirat Zvi , Israel
    4. Mitribah, Kuwait

    Option: A

  12. The lowest temperature recorded till now is

    Options:
    1. -89°C
    2. -68°C
    3. -57°C
    4. -59°C

    Option: A

  13. The lowest temperature was recorded in 1983 at

    Options:
    1. Helsinki of Finland
    2. Lofoten of Norway
    3. Verkhoyansk of Russia
    4. Vostock of Antarctica

    Option: D

  14. The second lowest temperature of -68°C was recorded at

    Options:
    1. Verkhoyansk of Russia
    2. Lofoten of Norway
    3. Tirat Zvi , Israel
    4. Vostock of Antarctica

    Option: A

  15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:

    Assertion (A) : The temperature decreases with increasing height from the earth’s surface

    Reason (R) : The major source of atmospheric heat is the earth’s surface

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true but (R) is false
    4. (R) is true but (A) is false

    Option: A

  16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:

    Assertion (A) : The temperature decreases with increasing height from the earth’s surface

    Reason (R) : The layers of air are denser near the earth’s surface and become lighter with increasing altitudes

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true but (R) is false
    4. (R) is true but (A) is false

    Option: A

  17. Given below are two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below:

    Assertion (A) : The daily range of temperature near the coastal environment is minimum

    Reason (R) : There is more mixing of temperatures of the coastal seas and oceans and coastal lands due to daily rhythm of land and sea breezes

    Options:
    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
    2. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true but (R) is false
    4. (R) is true but (A) is false

    Option: A

  18. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1°C is called

    Options:
    1. Direct heat
    2. Latent heat
    3. Specific heat
    4. None of the above

    Option: C

  19. How many time the normal lapse rate is than the horizontal lapse rate of temperature

    Options:
    1. 100 times
    2. 10 times
    3. 1000 times
    4. 10000 times

    Option: C

  20. Environmental lapse rate is also known as

    Options:
    1. Normal lapse rate
    2. Actual lapse rate
    3. Both a and b
    4. None of the above

    Option: C