Weather Forecasting

Options:

1. To create panic among the people
2. To help the authorities in evacuation planning
3. To increase tourism
4. To make people aware of climate change

Correct Answer

Options:

1. The short-range forecast is for general public and specific sectors such as aviation or ships and aeroplanes, and it is transmitted through print and electronic media.
2. The short-range forecast is for the military, and it is transmitted through radio and television sets.
3. The short-range forecast is for the government, and it is transmitted through radio and newspaper.
4. The short-range forecast is for the police, and it is transmitted through electronic media.

Correct Answer

Options:

1. High-intensity rainfall, hailstorms, and atmospheric storms.
2. Heatwaves, cold waves, and atmospheric storms.
3. Fog and reduction in visibility, high-intensity rainfall, hailstorms, and atmospheric storms.
4. Cold waves, heatwaves, and hailstorms.

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Persistent method and linear method.
2. Non-linear method and continuity method.
3. Persistent method and continuity method.
4. Non-persistent method and continuity method.

Correct Answer

Options:

1. It is a method that predicts the existing rate of movement of cyclonic front or non-frontal storms to continue for a couple of hours.
2. It is a method that predicts the weather based on the shape of clouds.
3. It is a method that predicts the weather based on the atmospheric pressure.
4. It is a method that predicts the weather based on the lunar cycles.

Correct Answer

Options:

1. It is unable to predict the possibility of changes and transformations in moving fronts and storms during their onward journey.
2. It can only predict changes in the weather that occur during daylight hours.
3. It is not accurate in predicting severe weather events.
4. It can only predict the weather for a maximum of 6 hours.

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Data analysis
2. Mathematical modeling
3. Atmospheric research
4. All of the above

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To provide information about sea conditions
2. To predict natural disasters
3. To warn ships about floating icebergs
4. None of the above

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Tidal surges and storms
2. Tsunami waves and earthquakes
3. Heat waves and cold spells
4. Hailstorms and snowfalls

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To provide information about sea conditions
2. To predict natural disasters
3. To provide area-specific weather predictions
4. None of the above

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To provide area-specific weather predictions
2. To warn ships about floating icebergs
3. To predict natural disasters
4. To provide information about sea conditions

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Sky conditions and humidity
2. Temperature and rainfall
3. Storms and visibility
4. None of the above

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Mathematical and statistical techniques
2. Data analysis and atmospheric research
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To plot different weather elements on maps
2. To help in future projection of atmospheric conditions
3. To predict earthquakes
4. To study ocean currents

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Through musical notes
2. Through drawings of animals
3. Through definite symbols, lines, and colors
4. Through written descriptions

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Air pressure
2. Cloudiness
3. Temperature of the ocean
4. Wind direction and speed

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To provide additional information to supplement synoptic chart analysis
2. To predict earthquakes
3. To study ocean currents
4. To measure atmospheric pressure

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Synoptic chart analysis
2. Ocean current measurements
3. Earthquake predictions
4. Satellite imagery

Correct Answer

Options:

1. To collect data from the upper atmosphere
2. To predict future state of atmospheric motions and weather conditions
3. To generate arithmetic and logical operations
4. To blend numerical method with the synoptic method

Correct Answer

Options:

1. Synoptic method
2. Weather forecasting
3. Physical laws
4. Numerical models

Correct Answer