CLIMATOLOGY PYQS 2015 UGC NET FREE MOCK TEST

Q.1. The only truly continuous pressure belt on the earth is: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) Southern hemisphere subtropical high

(2) Northern hemisphere subtropical high

(3) Equatorial low

(4) Southern hemisphere sub polar low

Q.2. Which two global winds originate from the subtropical highs? (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) Polar easterlies and westerlies

(2) Trade winds and polar easterlies

(3) Trade winds and westerlies

(4) Chinook and Foehn

Q.3. An aircraft is flying at an altitude of 10 km. At that altitude the temperature is − 40. What is the ambient temperature on the ground: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) 24°C

(2) 25°C

(3) 30°C

(4) 20°C

Q.4. Which one of the following is not a necessary condition for condensation? (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) Saturation

(2) Surface

(3) High altitude

(4) Water vapour

Q.5. Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

Assertion (A): Land surface is heated more quickly and to a greater extent than the water surface when subject to an equal amount of insolation

Reason (R) : The specific heat of land is more than that of water

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is true but (R) is false

(4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Q.6. Which of the following does not enhance the instability of air? (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) Radiation cooling of earth’s surface after sun set

(2) Rasiation cooling from cloud top

(3) Heating an air mass from below as it passes over a warm surface

(4) Intense solar heating in the lowermost atmosphere

Q.7. According to single – cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley the most important factor causing the global atmospheric circulation is: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) The rotation of the earth

(2) The jet stream

(3) Subsidence at the equator

(4) Temperature contrast between equator and pole

Q.8. The westerlies and trade winds are example of ‘_________ winds’. (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) Mesoscale

(2) Top scale

(3) Macro scale

(4) Micro scale

Q.9. When water evaporates the energy that was used to evaporate the water: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) heats up the surrounding air as evaporation takes place

(2) will never be available again

(3) is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water molecule

(4) is destroyed

Q.10. Meteorologists group tropical cyclones into three main categories according to: (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) barometric pressure in the eye of storm

(2) precipitation

(3) diameter of the storm

(4) wind velocity

Q.11. A given volume of air holds 20 gram of water vapor. At that temperature, the air would be saturate with 80 grams of water vapor. What is the relative humidity? (UGC NET- JUNE 2015)

(1) 40%

(2) 100%

(3) 25%

(4) 80%

Q.12. Which one of the following is devoid of atmosphere? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Mesosphere

(2) Stratosphere

(3) Magnetosphere

(4) Thermosphere

Q.13. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

Assertion (A): Presence of in the earth’s atmosphere is essential.

Reason (R): can absorb heat.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q.14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:  (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

List-I

(Gases in the atmosphere above 100 km altitude)

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Oxygen

(c) Helium

(d) Hydrogen

List-II

(Altitudinal range)

(i) 200-1100 km

(ii) 1100 – 3500 km

(iii) 100 – 200 km

(iv) 3500 km and above

Codes:

      (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)

(1) (iv)  (ii)   (i)   (iii)

(2) (iii)   (i)   (ii)  (iv)

(3) (iii)   (ii)  (i)  (iv)

(4) (ii)    (i)   (iii) (iv)

Q.15. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other laballed as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

Assertion (A): Tropical cyclones have a life span of about one-week time.

Reason (R): They can produce low amount of rainfall due to low atmospheric pressure.

Codes:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Q.16. Which one of the following is essential for the formation of equatorial westerlies? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Large-scale earthquake over the equator.

(2) Shifting of trade-wind belt towards poles.

(3) Shifting of polar easterlies towards equator.

(4) Large-scale forest-fire in the equatorial rain forest.

Q.17. A type of climate after Koppen which is characterised by an almost uniform distribution of precipitation throughout the year with the precipitation for the driest month more than 6 cms. And a very low daily range of temperature is devoted by: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Aw

(2) Af

(3) Am

(4) As

Q.18. Which of the following is a local cold wind? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Chinook

(2) Bora

(3) Foelin

(4) Khainsin

Q.19. At which of the following altitudinal ranges ozone is found in concentrated form? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) 10 – 25 km

(2) 15 – 35 km

(3) 35 – 50 km

(4) 50 – 65 km

Q.20. Identify the correct normally occurring life cycle of frontal depressions from the following: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) 1 – 2 days

(2) 2 – 3 days

(3) 3 – 4 days

(4) 4 – 5 days

Q.21. The ‘Bhwh’ climate of koppen is found in which of the following? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Mangolia

(2) Thar Desert

(3) Patagonia

(4) Sri Lanka

Q.22. The mean sea – level pressure of the atmosphere decreases by half at the altitude of: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) 6 km

(2) 8 km

(3) 10 km

(4) 12 km

Q.23. The fall in temperature in troposphere is known as: (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Adiabatic rate

(2) Lapse rate

(3) Temperature rate

(4) Thermal loss

Q.24. Hurricane carries which of the following Beaufort Number? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) 9

(2) 10

(3) 11

(4) 12

Q.25. Which one of the following atmospheric layers reflect radio waves that are transmitted from the earth and again back to the earth? (UGC NET- DEC 2015)

(1) Mesosphere

(2) Lonosphere

(3) Troposphere

(4) Stratosphere