Description : ‘Cloud burst’ means (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm.
Description : 'Cloud burst' means – (1) Sowing of seeds of a crop in cloudy weather. (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. (3) Formation of artificial rain. (4) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky.
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm. Explanation: A cloudburst is an extreme amount of precipitation, sometimes accompanied by hail and thunder, that normally ... . However, cloudbursts are infrequent as they occur only via orographic lift or sudden condensation.
Description : Cloud burst means – (1) Formation of artificial rain (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm (3) Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky (4) Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather
Last Answer : (2) Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with thunderstorm Explanation: A cloudburst is sudden copious rainfall. It is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time limited to a small geographical area. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms
Description : The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area. It means (a) cloudy skies (b) atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas (c) heavy weather causing a feeling of depression (d) low atmospheric pressure over a large area
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Laterite soils are found in area where– (1) normal temperature and rain fall is less (2) temperature is high and rainfall is heavy (3) temperature is low and rainfall is nominal (4) temperature is high and rainfall is normal
Last Answer : temperature is high and rainfall is heavy
Description : The Mediterranean region are characterized by heavy rain in: (1) Winter (2) Spring (3) Autumn (4) Summer
Last Answer : Winter
Description : Which is a tropical food crop requiring a temperature of 270 C and a rain fall more than 100 cm? (1) Wheat (2) Maize (3) Rice (4) Barley
Last Answer : Rice
Description : Which of the following is/are ‘rain cloud’? 1. Cirrus 2. Nimbostratus 3. Cumulonimbus 4. Altocumulus (1) 1 and 2 only (2) 2 and 3 only (3) 3 and 4 only (4) 1 and 4 only
Last Answer : 2 and 3 only
Description : Vocanoes are scattered (1) all over the world (2) only along the coasts (3) on the islands (4) mainly along young fold mountains
Last Answer : on the islands
Description : Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with (1) Troposphere (2) Mesosphere (3) Ionosphere (4) Stratosphere
Last Answer : Troposphere
Description : The human factors which cause floods are: (a) Deforestation (b) Heavy rainfall (c) Cloud burst (d) Large catchment area
Last Answer : (a) Deforestation
Description : What is multiple cropping? (a) When seeds are sown on a piece of land and then seedings are transplanted in different fields (b) Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in ... same piece of land (d) Raising two or more crops in succession in a year on the same land
Description : The practice of flushing out germinable weed seeds before crop sowing is called
Last Answer : Ans.Stale seed bed
Description : I hate floods after a heavy downpour. And you?
Last Answer : I have never experienced flood in my area. However I always feel sad when watching on TV that some place in our country getting floods after a heavy rainfall. It often occurred in our capital ... s an international conference, our guests from another countries would face a flood in our capital city.
Description : The falling down of crop due to untimely rain and strong winds is known as _______. a) sowing b)lodging c)weeding d)logging
Last Answer : b)lodging
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Last Answer : Mars
Description : An artificial ecosystem is represented by : (1) pisciculture tank (2) agricultural land (3) zoo (4) aquarium
Last Answer : aquarium
Description : Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ? (1) Heavy volume of sands (2) Absence of B-horizon in the soil (3) High temperature (4) Lack of rainfall
Last Answer : Lack of rainfall
Description : All vital atmospheric processes leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the : (1) Stratosphere (2) Troposphere (3) Ionosphere (4) Exosphere
Description : The humidity of air depends on (1) Temperature (2) Location (3) Weather (4) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : Where does most of the weather phenomena take place? (1) Ionosphere (2)Troposphere (3) Stratosphere (4)Tropopause
Description : The maximum biodiversity is found in (1) Tropical rain forests (2) Temperate forests (3) Coniferous forests (4) Arctic forest
Last Answer : Tropical rain forests
Description : Tropical rain forest is characterised by (1) Absence of trees (2) Least productivity (3) Maximum biodiversity (4) Minimum biodiversity
Last Answer : Maximum biodiversity
Description : Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall (1) Below 50 cm (2) 50-100 cm (3) 100-200 cm (4) More than 200 cm
Last Answer : More than 200 cm
Description : Soil which is prone to intensive leaching due to rain is called (1) Laterite (2) Black (3) Alluvial (4) Red
Last Answer : Laterite
Description : Best way to conserve our water resources : (1) Rain water harvesting (2) Sustainable water utilization (3) Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation (4) All of the options mentioned here.
Last Answer : All of the options mentioned here
Description : Sea water is saltier than rain water because (1) rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea (2) sea beds have salt producing mines (3) sea animals are salt producing (4) the air around the sea is saltish
Last Answer : rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
Description : The coral reefs are the marine counterparts of (1) Temperate forests (2) Tropical rain forests (3) Savannahs (4) Scrubland
Description : Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called (1) Drizzle (2) Hail (3) Sleet (4) Snow
Last Answer : Sleet
Description : Which of the following is FALSE with respect to rain water harvesting ? (1) It is a device of water conservation. (2) It helps raising water table. (3) It helps meet rising water demand. (4) It increases run-off losses.
Last Answer : It increases run-off losses.
Description : The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is (1) Recharge ground water (2) Avoid floods (3) Reduce the loss of water (4) Avoid soil erosion
Last Answer : Recharge ground water
Description : Frontal Rain is caused by (1) Convection current (2) Winds from sea (3) Cyclonic activity (4) Condensation of water evaporated from mountains
Last Answer : Cyclonic activity
Description : The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is : (1) The Tropical Rain forest (2) Taiga forest of Siberia (3) Monsoon forest (4) Temperate forests of Europe
Last Answer : Taiga forest of Siberia
Description : ‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from (1) Tropical forests (2) Rain forests (3) Deciduous forests (4) Coniferous forests
Last Answer : Deciduous forests
Description : Tundras are (1) Deciduous forests (2) Tropical rain forests (3) Cold deserts (4) Hot deserts
Last Answer : Cold deserts
Description : Global warming is expected to result in (1) Increase in level of sea (2) Change in crop pattern (3) Change in coastline (4) All of the above
Description : Salination of soil is caused by (1) pesticides (2) soil erosion (3) excess irrigation (4) crop rotation
Last Answer : excess irrigation
Description : Alluvial soils are rich soil for crop cultivation but are poor in (1) humus (2) nitrogen and humus (3) organic material (4) inorganic material
Last Answer : nitrogen and humus
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Contour ploughing (2) Using farm manure (3) Tree plantation/Afforestaion (4) Crop rotation
Last Answer : Tree plantation/Afforestaion
Description : In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by (1) Tree plantation/afforestation (2) Crop rotation (3) Contour ploughing (4) Using farm manure
Last Answer : Tree plantation/afforestation
Description : Black soil is mainly related with the crop of (1) cotton (2) sugarcane (3) tea (4) coffee
Last Answer : cotton
Description : The crop mainly grown in hills is : (1) sweet corn (2) sweet jowar (3) sweet potato (4) sweet pea
Last Answer : sweet jowar
Description : Which one of the following is the highest cloud ? (1) Cirrus (2) Stratocumulus (3) Nimbostratus (4) Cumulus
Last Answer : Cirrus
Description : Condensation is the reverse of (1) Vaporization (2) Smog (3) Cirrus cloud (4) Fog
Last Answer : Vaporization
Description : The presence of a lion in the forest is essential in order to (1) keep the trees safe from felling (2) add beauty in the forests (3) save the pastures from being overgrazed (4) keep other carnivorous animals away
Last Answer : save the pastures from being overgrazed
Description : The South-East trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent in the rainy season due to (1) the development of cyclone over the equator (2) the effect of easterlies (3) the effect of Northern-East trade winds (4) the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India
Last Answer : the presence of low atmospheric pressure over NorthWest India
Description : Ozone-hole in the atmosphere is largely caused by the presence of (1) Oxygen (2) Hydrogen (3) Chloro-floro-carbon (4) Radio-active waste
Last Answer : Chloro-floro-carbon
Description : Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the (1) spherical shape of the earth (2) distribution of land and water (3) direction of the winds (4) presence of pressure belts
Last Answer : spherical shape of the earth
Description : The reason for excessive clinker formation in gas producers is the (A) Use of coal/coke containing a high % of fines and ash (B) Use of fuel having too low an ash fusion temperature (C) Development of hot spots in the fuel bed and an abnormally high rate of gasification (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Why is the night in the cloudy sky relatively warm ?
Last Answer : : Clouds prevent heat dissipation from the ground into the air which makes the night of a cloudy sky relatively warm.