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Which of the following statement is/are correct? 

(a) Halo is produced by diffraction in ice crystals. 

(b) Corona is produced by refraction by water droplets. 

(c) Halo is an indication of approaching bad weather. 

(d) Though corona and halo is produced by different phenomena, the colour sequence produced in them remains the same.

Which of the pedogenic regimes is associated with hot, dry climates? 

(a) Podzolisation (b) Gleisation (c) Laterisation (d) Calcification

DIRECTIONS : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List-IList-II
(A) Cloudiness and heavy precipitation unfavourble (1) Equatorial region
(B) Westerlies throughout the year and mild winteres (2) Meditterranean region 
(C) Famous for game park land type of vegetation(3) Savanna region
(D) Dry summers, wet winters and orchard farming(4) West Eurpoean region

(a) A – 1 ; B – 4 ; C – 3 ; D – 2

(b) A – 4 ; B – 1 ; C – 3 ; D – 2

(c) A – 1 ; B – 4 ; C – 2 ; D – 3

(d) A – 4 ; B – 1 ; C – 2 ; D – 3

DIRECTIONS : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List-IList-II
(A)Fog          (1) A mass of minute droplets of water or tiny crystals of ice formed by the condensation of water vapour in free air at considerable elevations.
(B) Cloud                 (2) Condensation at a dew point which is at or below freezing point
(C) White Frost                               (3) Moisture deposited in the form of water droplets on cooler surface of solid objects such as stones, grass blades etc.
(D) Dew (4) A mass of minute droplets of water formed by the condensation of  water vapour in free air with its base at or near ground.

(a) A – 4 ; B – 2 ; C – 1 ; D – 3

(b) A – 3 ; B – 2 ; C – 1 ; D – 4

(c) A – 3 ; B – 1 ; C – 2 ; D – 4

(d) A – 4 ; B – 1 ; C – 2 ; D – 3

Which of the following statements regarding hurricanes is/are correct?

1. They develop over the ocean between 8° – 15° N.

2. They are almost absent in the South Atlantic Ocean.

3. They do not develop close to the equator.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Consider the following statements: 

1. Clouds generally reflects some of the sunlight in different directions and the rest is absorbed. 

2. Nearly 90% of the water vapour lies below 12 km of the atmosphere. 

3. Water vapour does not exceed 3 percent to 4 percent of total volume of air. 

4. Nitrogen serves mainly as dilutant and dissolver. 

Which of the above statements is/are not correct? 

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 only (d) 3 and 4

With what type of climate is the pedogenic regime of podzolisation associated?

(a) Hot and dry (b) Humid temperate (c) Equatorial (d) Cool and dry

Of the main constituents, which of the following have great influence in earth’s climatic conditions? 

(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Carbon dioxide (d) Water Vapour

Which one of the areas marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

Which of the following clouds are more commonly formed in the equatorial rainforests?

(a) Cumulonimbus (b) Stratocumulus (c) Nimbostratus (d) Alto cumulus

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