CLIMATOLOGY PYQS JULY 2016 NTA UGC NET
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Q.1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) Microscale – Turbulence
(2) Planetary scale – Waves in the westerlies
(3) Mesoscale – Tornadoes
(4) Synepticscale – Valley and mountain winds
Answer: 4
Q.2. Which one of the following statements about polar jet stream is not true? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) It moves northwards during summer.
(2) It supplies energy to the circulation of surface storms.
(3) Its velocity is greater during the summer.
(4) Its location roughly coincides with that of the polar front
Answer: 3
Q.3. Supercooled water is water which is
(1) Produced from dry ice
(2) A special form of ice
(3) Still liquid at temperature below zero degree
(4) Partly liquid and partly solid
Answer: 3
Q.4. A place located at a higher altitude generally experiences ________ than a low elevation place in an adjoining valley. (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) A greater daily temperature range
(2) A lower annual mean temperature
(3) A lower daily temperature range
(4) Both a greater daily temperature range and lower annual mean temperature
Answer: 4
Q.5. The actual amount of water vapour in a given quantity of air is greatest for which of the following temperature-relative humidity combinations? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) 400C – 100%
(2) 250C – 100%
(3) 00C – 100%
(4) 300C – 50%
Answer: 1
Q.6. What happens when Chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of the mountain range? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) The saturation vapour pressure increases
(2) The relative humidity decreases
(3) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(4) Both (1) and (2) are wrong
Answer: 4
Q.7. What happens when Chinook wind is drawn down the leeward slopes of the mountain range? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) The saturation vapour pressure increases
(2) The relative humidity decreases
(3) Both (1) and (2) are correct
(4) Both (1) and (2) are wrong
Answer: 4
Q.8. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
List – I
(I). Absolute humidity
(II). Relative humidity
(III). Specific humidity
(IV). Mixing ratio
List – II
(A). The ratio of weight of water vapour to the weight of per unit volume of dry air
(B). Mass of water vapour in grams contained in one kilogram of air including water vapour
(C). The ratio of the amount of water vapour actually present in the air having definite volume and temperature to its maximum amount air can hold at that temperature
(D). The total weight of moisture content per unit volume of air.
Codes:
I II III IV
(1) A B C D
(2) D C B A
(3) B D C A
(4) D B A C
Answer: 2
Q.9. Which one of the following represents a source of atmospheric energy? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) Infrared radiation emitted downward from clouds
(2) Visible radiation scattered upward into the space
(3) Latent heat released
(4) Albedo of the earth and the atmosphere
Answer: 3
Q.10. Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) Absorption of solar cosmic rays
(2) Small laps rate
(3) Strong vertical air currents
(4) Heavy rainfall
Answer: 3
Q.11. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labeled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below: (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
Assertion (A): Land surface is heated more quickly and to a greater extent than the water surface when subjected to equal amount of inslation
Reason (R): The land is opaque while water is transparent to solar radiation.
Codes:
(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) (A) is false, but (R) is false.
Answer: 1
Q.12. Which one of the ‘C’ types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) Cfa
(2) Cs
(3) Cwa
(4) Cfc
Answer: 2
Q.13. Which one of the following statement is not true about the Coriolis force? (UGC NET- JULY 2016)
(1) It is the effect of earth’s rotation.
(2) It is maximum over polar region.
(3) It is directly related to frictional force.
(4) It is proportional to wind speed.
Answer: 4