Which among the following represents the correct sequence in increasing height, of different types of cloud formation? 

(a) Cirrus, cumulonimbus, stratus, cumulus 

(b) Stratus, cumulus, cirrus, cumulonimbus 

(c) Cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus, cirrus 

(d) Cirrus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus

Study the following diagram :

The diagram represents

(a) high tide

(b) spring tide at new moon

(c) spring tide at full moon

(d) neap tide at half moon

Perpendicular rays are usually more heating than oblique rays. 

Therefore, south-facing slopes are warmer than north-facing slopes in the summer 

(a) in the northern hemisphere 

(b) in the southern hemisphere 

(c) everywhere 

(d) nowhere

Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate ? 

(a) Temperatures range from 21º C in summer to 10ºCl or below in the winter 

(b) Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer 

(c) On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain 

(d) The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm

The layers of the atmosphere are given in the figure. The layer marked ‘A’ refers to :

(a) Troposphere (b) Mesosphere (c) Stratosphere (d) Ionosphere

Which of the following latitudinal extents relate to ‘horse latitudes’? 

(a) 20° – 30° North and South 

(b) 30° – 40° North and South 

(c) 40° – 50° North and South 

(d) 50° – 60° North and South

Jet streams are usually found in the

 (a) ozonosphere (b) mesosphere (c) tropopause (d) ionosphere