DEFENCE CT 7: World Geography (Pressure and Winds)

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Question No. 1

Which is not a planetary wind?

A. Polar winds

B. Westerlies

C. Trade winds

D. Monsoon winds

Question No. 2

Lines connecting places having the same barometric pressure is ________.

A. Isoheight

B. Isohyet

C. Isobar

D. Isotherms

Question No. 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The Somali jet helps in the onset and continuation of monsoon.

2. The sub-polar low-pressure belt is a thermally induced pressure belt.

3. The sub-tropical high-pressure belt is a dynamically induced pressure belt.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. 2 and 3 only

B. 1 and 3 only

C. 1 and 2 only

D. 1, 2 and 3

Question No. 4

In the context of Indian climatology, what is the full form of the term ITCZ?

A. Inner Top Convertible Zone

B. Inner Top Convergence Zone

C. Inter Tropical Convergence Zone

D. Inter tropical Convertible Zone

Question No. 5

5. Match the following types of pressure belts with their description.

Pressure Belt	Description
A. Sub-tropical high-pressure belt	I. Doldrums
B. Polar high-pressure belt	II. Polar front
C. Sub-Polar low-pressure belt	III. Horse latitude
D. Equatorial low-pressure belt	IV. Permanent IceCaps

A. A - III, B - II, C - IV, D - I

B. A - I, B - IV, C - II, D - III

C. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I

D. A - IV, B - II, C - III, D - I

Question No. 6

Which of the following air belt is also known as 'Horse Latitude'?

A. subpolar low pressure belt

B. equatorial low pressure belt

C. subtropical high pressure belt

D. polar high pressure belt

Question No. 7

What is the wind direction in a cyclone in southern hemisphere ?

A. Straight

B. Diagonal

C. Anti-clockwise

D. Clockwise

Question No. 8

Consider the following statements:

a. Jet streams are winds that circle around the earth with poles as their centres.

b. The meandering jet streams are called Rossby Waves.

c. Jet streams flow above the stratopause.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. a only

B. b and c only

C. c only

D. a and b only

Question No. 9

Loo is an example of which type of winds ?

A. Permanent winds

B. Seasonal winds

C. Local winds

D. Polar winds

Question No. 10

Presence of which phenomenon leads to weakening of trade winds in a region?

A. Coriolis force

B. Mango Shower

C. El Nino

D. La Nina

DEFENCE CT 7: World Geography (Pressure and Winds)

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