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1.
The temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below: [2001]
Average Temperature: 12.8 °C
Average Rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum
Identify the region having the above climatic pattern from amongst the following:
2.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: [2001]
| List I | List II |
| I. Fohn | A) Argentina |
| II. Samun | B) Kurdistan |
| III. Santa Ana | C) California |
| IV. Zonda | D) Alps |
3.
Assertion (A): Anticyclonic conditions are formed in winter season when atmospheric pressure is high and air temperatures are low. Reason (R): Winter rainfall in Northern India causes development of anticyclonic conditions with low temperatures. [2001]
4.
Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds: [2001]
5.
Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’: [2000]
I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
II. They blow with great strength and constancy.
III. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere.
IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.
Which of these statements are correct?
6.
Which one of the areas marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short-duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms? [1999]
7.
Consider the following temperature and rainfall data: [1999] The climate to which this data pertains is
| Months | Temperature °C | Rainfall Cm |
| January | 6.7 | 14 |
| February | 6.7 | 13.2 |
| March | 7.2 | 11.4 |
| April | 8.9 | 9.4 |
| May | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| June | 13.9 | 8.1 |
| July | 15 | 9.6 |
| August | 15 | 12.2 |
| September | 13.9 | 10.4 |
| October | 11.1 | 14.4 |
| November | 8.9 | 14 |
| December | 7.8 | 16.8 |
8.
Consider the following climatic conditions (northern hemisphere): [1998]
| Months | Temperature °C | Rainfall cm |
| January | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| February | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| March | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| April | 14.4 | 9.2 |
| May | 20 | 9.2 |
| June | 23.3 | 17.7 |
| July | 27.8 | 14.5 |
| August | 27.8 | 14 |
| September | 22.3 | 12.7 |
| October | 18.3 | 7 |
| November | 12.2 | 5 |
| December | 6.7 | 3.5 |
These are most likely to be found in the natural regions of
9.
The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is: [1998]
10.
The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and sub-tropical zones is: [1997]
