MCQ Atmosphere, Winds, Humidity, Clouds, Rainfall SET 4ALL MCQ For Atmosphere, Winds, Humidity, Clouds, Rainfall 1. Which of the following is NOT a permanent wind?WesterliesLooEasterliesTrade windsQuestion 1 of 152. Which of the following is characterized as cold air?SiroccoMistralZondaHarmattanQuestion 2 of 153. Which of the following is a local wind of USA?ChinookFoehnHarmattanMistralQuestion 3 of 154. 'Khamsin' wind is a local wind of which of the following countries?ArgentinaTunisiaEgyptLybiaQuestion 4 of 155. Which of the following latitudinal belt is known as 'Roaring Forties'?40° to 50° South0° to 5° South50° to 60° South3° to 45° SouthQuestion 5 of 156. Which winds is known as doctor wind?HarmattanBoraFoehnChinookQuestion 6 of 157. The dry wind ‘Santa Ana’ blows inSiberiaArgentinaCaliforniaSwitzerlandQuestion 7 of 158. The instrument used to measure the atmospheric pressure isBarometerPressure GaugeHydrometerHygrometerQuestion 8 of 159. The proportion of nitrogen in dry air is21% by volume21% by weight50% by weight78% by volumeQuestion 9 of 1510. The winds blowing from sea towards the coastal areas are calledSea breezeOcean currentsCoastal windsLand breezeQuestion 10 of 1511. Countries favorably influenced by westerlies areWestern EuropeNew ZealandSouth ChileAll of theseQuestion 11 of 1512. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region isRoaring FortiesMistralChinookFoehnQuestion 12 of 1513. The cold and dense air blowing down the mountain slope during the night are known asHarmattanKatabatic windsAnabatic windsKhamsinQuestion 13 of 1514. Local thunderstorms known as ‘Nor westers’ are common in .PunjabWest Bengal Andhra PradeshTamil NaduQuestion 14 of 1515. Warm, dry winds coming down the east slopes of the Rockies are referred to as.MistralNor’ westersFoehnChinookQuestion 15 of 15 Loading...
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