I. Doldrums
II. Trade winds
III. Westerlies
IV. Polar winds
Which one among the following is the idealised global pattern of these winds from the Equator to Pole?

I. It originates and develops over warm oceanic surface.
II. Presence of Coriolis force is necessary for it.
III. It occurs in middle latitudinal region.
IV. It develops ‘eye’ with calm and descending air condition.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. Process associated with creation of new fronts or regeneration of decaying fronts is called frontogenesis.
II. Destruction of fronts is called frontolysis.

I. Mesosphere
II. Troposphere
III. Stratosphere
IV. Thermosphere

I. In a cyclone, the area of low pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
II. In a cyclone, the areas of low pressure surround the area of high pressure.
III. In an anti-cyclone, the area of high pressure is at the centre surrounded by the areas of low pressure.
IV. In an anti-cyclone, the area of low pressure is surrounded by the areas of high pressure.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. The Earth receives the Sun’s energy at the infrared end of the spectrum.
II. The Earth re-radiates the Sun’s heat as ultraviolet energy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. El Niño disrupts weather patterns around the world, causing drought in Indonesia, Australia, India and Eastern Brazil.
II. It causes unusually heavy rainfall in the US Gulf Coast and parts of South America.
III. It also lowers sea surface temperature in the Caribbean and Atlantic, which helps prevent the formation and intensity of hurricanes in that region.

I. It is defined as sudden localised very heavy downpour with cloud thunder and lightning.
II. It mostly occurs in the hilly areas.
III. It results into very high intensity of rainfall, i.e. 250 mm - 300 mm in a couple of hours.
IV. It occurs only during day time.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. A hurricane acquires its spin from the Coriolis effect.
II. The diameter of the hurricane decreases as it moves away from low latitudes.
III. The diameter of a hurricane is never below 150 km.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. La Niña is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean, whereas El Niño is characterised by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
II. El Niño has adverse effect on South-West monsoon of India, but La Niña has no effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.
II. Only some cyclones develop an eye.
III. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. It occurs daily in the afternoon in the equatorial regions.
II. It is of very short duration.
III. It occurs through cumulonimbus clouds.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. Equatorial low pressure cell is located on either side of Equator from 23 1/2° N to 23 1/2° S.
II. The Horse latitude is a thermally induced pressure cell.
III. The sub-polar low pressure cell is more pronounced in Southern Hemisphere.
Choose the correct statements.

I. Thermal terrestrial radiation is in the form of Long wave.
II. Only 35% of terrestrial radiation is emitted through the radiation window of Earth.

Assertion (A) The shift of ITCZ is greater over sea than land.
Reason (R) The land surface gets more heated than water bodies.

I. Purga is snow laden cold wind in Russia Tundra.
II. Bise is an extremely cold wind in France.
III. Yamo is warm and dry wind in Japan.
IV. Santa Ana is warm and dry wind in Argentina.