IAS BEE Shop No.89, 1 st floor, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110060 91-7330833391 40- DAY REVISION PROGRAM DAY-23 1. Consider the following statements with reference to structure and composition of atmosphere: 1) All changes in climate and weather take place in stratosphere. 2) Mesosphere contains the ozone layer. 3) Temperature decreases with height in ionosphere. 1) the rotation of earth on its axis 2) the angle of inclination of the sun s rays 3) the transparency of the atmosphere (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (c) 1 and 3 only (d) None of the above 3. The temperature of air at any place is influenced by which of the following factors? 1) the presence of warm and cold ocean currents 2) the air-mass circulation 3) local aspects 2. Intensity and amount of insolation depends upon which of the following?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 4. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1) Contours- lines on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall in a given period. 2) Isohyets- lines on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level. 3) Isobaths- lines connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 only 5. Consider the following statements: 1) Most of the deserts are present along Sub-Tropical High Pressure Belt. 2) Cyclonic storms are produced along Equatorial Low Pressure Belt Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 6. General circulation of the atmosphere depends upon which of the following factor(s)? 1) latitudinal variation of atmospheric heating 2) emergence of pressure belts 3) the migration of belts following apparent path of the sun 4) the rotation of earth
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 7. Which of the following pairs is/are incorrectly matched? 1) Chinook- dust-laden south to southeasterly wind blowing in the Saharan Air Layer across the Canary Islands 2) Bora- warm dry westerly off the Rocky Mountains 3) Khazri- cold north wind in the Absheron Peninsula of the Azerbaijan Republic (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 8. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to jet streams? (a) Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere. (b) The winds blow from east to west in jet streams but the flow often shifts to the north and south. (c) Temperature also influences the velocity of the jet stream. (d) Jets streams play a key role in determining the weather. 9. Consider the following statements: 1) In this type of climate, precipitation occurs all year long. 2) Because of intense surface heating and high humidity, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds form
early in the afternoons almost every day. 3) Rain forests or selva vegetation is found. Which of the following type of climate is being talked about? (a) Mediterranean (b) Marine type (c) Humid Continental (d) Tropical Wet type of climate. With regard to this identify which of the following local winds are found around the Mediterranean Sea? 1) Mistral 2) Sirocco 3) Simoom 4) Bora Select the correct answer using the codes given below: a) 1 and 2 only b) 1, 2 and 4 only c) 2, 3 ad 4 only d) All the above 10. Which of the following are the characteristics of Mediterranean type of climate? 1) A concentration of rainfall in winter with on-shore Westerlies. 2) Mediterranean type of climate is usually found in a transitional zone between equatorial forests and the trade wind hot deserts 3) The Mediterranean lands are also known as the world s orchard lands. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 11. The prominence of local winds plays an important role in determining the Mediterranean 12. Consider the following statements about the Tropical Marine Climate: 1) Tropical Marine Climate experiences hot & humid temperature all year round. 2) The tropical marine climate is not favourable for habitation due to frequent cyclones, hurricanes or typhoons. 3) The rainfall in these regions is both orographic and convectional. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 13. Which among the following factors are responsible for unequal
distribution of temperature across the surface of ocean? 1) Prevailing winds 2) Distance from the Equator 3) Distance from the land 4) Oceanic Currents Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 14. Which of the following community/communities is/are not native to the Savanna grasslands? 1) Bushmen 2) Masai tribe 3) Hausa tribe Select the correct answer using the code given below. a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only c) c) 2 and 3 only d) d) 1, 2 and 3 15. Consider the following climatic conditions: 1) It has high annual range of temperature. 2) It receives rainfall under the influence of South East Monsoon. 3) It is characterized by occurrence of intense tropical cyclones. Which of the above characteristics are associated with China type of climate? a) 1 and 3 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 16. Chennai Declaration recently in news is related to: (a) Urban Biodiversity (b) Responsible Tourism (c) Anti-Microbial Resistance (d) Waste water use in agriculture 17. What is the application of speed breeding technique recently news is? (a) Speed up reproductive cloning of animals. (b) Speed up the production of organisms free of disease. (c) Boost the production of wheat crop (d) Production of biolarvicides 18. icreate recently seen in news is: (a) UNCTAD funded initiative that seeks to finance and facilitate infrastructure development in the world. (b) A tool for considering ecological cost of developmental schemes formulated by the Government.
(c) A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day. (d) An independent centre that aims to develop an ecosystem in India to generate quality entrepreneurs.