Multiple Choice QuestionsASSERTION (A) : During an equinox, the length of daylight is 12 hours everywhere on the Earth.
REASON (R) : The circle of illumination passes directly through the poles, thus dividing the lines of latitude in the middle.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
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LIST I (Term) |
LIST II (Explanation) |
| (a) Cohort | (i) Measure of productive population. |
| (b) Dependency Rate | (ii) Graphic method of representing age and sex composition. |
| (c) Population Pyramid | (iii) Population group unified b a specific common characteristic. |
| (d) Total Fertility Rate | (iv) Average number of children a woman bears throughout her child bearing years. |
(a)-(iii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iv)
(a)-(ii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)
(a)-(ii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iv) , (d)-(iii)
(a)-(i) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(iv)
Which one of the following ranges of percentages of increase of CO2 in the atmosphere since 1750 is correct ?
5-10%
10-15%
15-30%
More than 30%
ASSERTION (A) : The shift of ITCZ is greater over sea than over land.
REason (R) : The land surface gets more heated than the water bodies.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true , but (R) is false.
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
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LIST I (Gases) |
LIST II (% of gases in atmosphere) |
| (a) N2 | (1) 0.0934 |
| (b) Ar | (2) 0.039 |
| (c) O2 | (3) 78 |
| (d) CO2 | (4) 21 |
(a)-3 , (b)-1 , (c)-2 , (d)-4
(a)-1 , (b)-3 , (c)-2 , (d)-4
(a)-3 , (b)-1 , (c)-4 , (d)-2
(a)-2 , (b)-4 , (c)-1 , (d)-3
ASSERTION (A) : The subpolar low of the Southern Hemisphere than is nearly continuous.
REASON (R) : The land mass is less in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correcct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true , but (R) is false.
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
Which one of the following is the correct average slope of a typical 'front' in weather phenomena ?
1:150
1:100
1:50
1:5
B.
1:100
Fronts are zones of transition between two different air masses. The zone may be 20 miles across or it may be 100 miles across, but from one side of a front to the other , one clearly would sense that the properties of an air mass had changed significantly.
In which one of the following atmospheric layers temperature remains constant ?
Stratosphere
Tropopause
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of surface components of pressure and wind from the equator to poles ?
polar easterlies , westerlies , sub-tropical highs , trade winds
sub-tropical highs , westerlies , trade winds , polar easterlies
trade winds , sub-tropical highs , westerlies , polar easterlies
trade winds , polar easterlies , westerlies , sub-tropical highs
ASSERTION (A) : Above 1000 meters altitudes most winds follow a geostrophic or near geostrophic course.
REASON (R) : The friction layer of the atmosphere extends to only about 1000 meters above the ground.
Both (A) are (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) are (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true , but (R) is false.
(A) is false , but (R) is true.
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