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GK Questions: World Geography(Climate) – Set 33

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  1. ………………are prevailing winds from the east toward the west in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.
    1.Polar winds
    2.Westerlies
    3.Local winds
    4.Trade winds
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Westerlies
    Explanation :
    The Westerlies, anti-trades, or Prevailing Westerlies, are prevailing winds from the east toward the west in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.

  2. The Roaring Forties are westerly winds found in the
    1.Eastern Hemisphere
    2.Western Hemisphere
    3.Northern Hemisphere
    4.Southern Hemisphere
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Southern Hemisphere
    Explanation :
    The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees.

  3. The Beaufort scale is used to measure which of the following ?
    1.Wind Speed
    2.Intensity
    3.Humidity
    4.All of these
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Wind Speed
    Explanation :
    The Beaufort scale is a scale for measuring wind speeds. It is based on observation rather than accurate measurement.

  4. Which type of map is used to show a wide range of human & physical feature of Earth  ?
    1.Thematic map
    2.Physical map
    3.Topographic maps
    4.Resource map
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Topographic maps
    Explanation :
    Topographic maps are large scale (often greater than 1:50,000) maps that show a wide range of human and physical features of the Earth.

  5. ………………..is the direction upwind from the point of reference.
    1.Lee Shore
    2.Windward
    3.Weather gage
    4.Leeward
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Windward
    Explanation :
    Windward is the direction upwind from the point of reference. Leeward is the direction downwind (or downward) from the point of reference.

  6. Twisters, whirlwinds or cyclones are centred on
    1.High pressure area
    2.Low pressure area
    3.Either 1 or 2
    4.Both 1 and 2
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Low pressure area
    Explanation :
    Tornadoes and twisters. Tornado and twister are different names for the same type of storm – a violently rotating column of air over land associated with a severe thunderstorm.

  7. A rapid change in winds over a short horizontal distance is known as
    1.Wind Modulo
    2.Wind scale
    3.Wind Index
    4.Wind shear
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Wind shear
    Explanation :
    Wind shear refers to a change in wind speed or direction with height in the atmosphere.
    Wind shear can also refer to a rapid change in winds over a short horizontal distance

  8. Which of the following instrument is used to show the direction of wind ?
    1.Barometer
    2.Hygrometer
    3.Wind Vane
    4.Hydrometer
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Wind Vane
    Explanation :
    A weather vane, wind vane, or weathercock is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind.

  9. The standard sea level in pounds per square inch is
    1.12.30
    2.14.70
    3.17.60
    4.15.20
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.14.70
    Explanation :
    Standard sea-level pressure, by definition, equals 760 mm (29.92 inches) of mercury, 14.70 pounds per square inch, 1,013.25 × 10 3 dynes per square centimetre, 1,013.25 millibars, one standard atmosphere, or 101.325 kilopascals.

  10. Leeward is the direction …………. from the point of reference
    1.Downwind
    2.Opposite
    3.Same
    4.Upwind
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Downwind
    Explanation :
    Windward is the direction upwind from the point of reference. Leeward is the direction downwind (or downward) from the point of reference.





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