14000+ MCQs World Geography (Climatology)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Which of the following statements characterise convectional rainfall?
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.
2. Which one of the following is the correct order in which the gases from the atmosphere disappear as one moves away from the surface of the Earth?
3. Which one of the following is applicable to collision-coalescence process of precipitation?
4. Wind is often found to blow in a hot summer day due to
5. Rain shadow effect is associated with
6. Consider the following statements.
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?
7. The horizontal wind circulation near the Earth’s surface is due to the
I. Pressure gradient
II. Frictional force
III. Coriolis force
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
8. The intensity of insolation depends on
9. Consider the following statements regarding lapse rate.
I. An unsaturated air mass cools at dry adiabatic lapse rate when it rise in the atmosphere.
II. The dry adiabatic lapse rate amounts to 1°C per 100 m.
III. The wet adiabatic lapse rate may vary between 0.4°C and 0.9°C per 100 m.
IV. Dry adiabatic lapse rate is higher because of the release of latent heat of condensation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
10. Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate?
11. Which one of the following statements about temperature is correct?
12. Nearly 30% of the solar radiations return back to the space without contributing anything to the Earth’s surface temperature. This amount of radiation is known as
13. Which of the following statements are correct?
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.
14. Consider the following statements.
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?
15. Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
16. Consider the following statements related to stratification of atmospheric layers.
I. All storms and cloudiness are restricted to stratosphere.
II. Cirrus clouds are formed on the top layers of troposphere.
III. Stratosphere is also an ‘isoclinal layer’.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
17. Assertion (A) There would be no monsoon if the Earth’s surface was composed of either all land or all water. Reason (R) Monsoons are to a large extent, the result of differential heating of the land and water.
18. In the region of Eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry wind blowing down from the mountain is known as
19. Which one of the following is a cold local wind?
20. Jet streams are usually found in the
21. Which one of the following is a planetary wind?
22. The windward slopes of coastal mountains which are at right angles to wind blowing from the sea are wetter than the leeward slopes. This is because
23. Which one of the following river basins experiences the convectional rainfall?
24. Which of the following statements with regard to cloudburst is/are correct?
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.
25. La Niña is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Niña different from El Niño?
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?
26. Rain bearing clouds look black because
27. High temperature before rains, the skies are clear and circulation is anti-cyclonic are characteristics of
28. Which of the following regions has the most favourable conditions for the precipitation?
29. Consider the following statements.
I. The difference between the moisture-holding capacity of air and its actual humidity is called saturation deficit.
II. The temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation is called dew point.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
30. Consider the following regarding atmospheric circulations in the form of cells.
I. They are formed due to disturbances in planetary pressure system.
II. They are in form of vertical circulation cells.
31. Given below are the different kinds of humidity. On which one, the possibility of precipitation depends the most?
32. Assertion (A) The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R) Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.
33. A new type of El Niño called El Niño Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider the following statements.
I. Normal El Niño forms in the Central Pacific Ocean, whereas El Niño Modoki forms in Eastern Pacific Ocean.
II. Normal El Niño results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, but El Niño Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
34. Most of the Indian Peninsula will be grouped according to Koeppen’s system under
35. The correct proportion of gases in the atmosphere in descending order is
36. Which one of the following can be said to be essentially related to ‘Polar Front Theory’?
37. Which one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is not correct?
38. The region with grasslands, extensive rolling plains, dull uniformity and monotony of scene, no trees, extreme cold and dryness in winter, can be described as having
39. Arrange the following layers of atmosphere vertically from the surface of the Earth.
I. Mesosphere
II. Troposphere
III. Stratosphere
IV. Thermosphere
40. Which one of the following conditions does not favours the formation of a tropical cyclone?
41. The normal lapse rate of temperature of Earth’s atmosphere drops to 0°C at the
42. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radiowaves?
43. onsider the following statements regarding atmospheric pressure cells.
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.
44. During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the sky is produced by the
I. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky.
II. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds.
III. violent upward movement of air and water particles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
45. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
46. Consider the following statements.
I. The approach of cyclone is characterised by a rise in barometric reading.
II. In the cyclones of the Northern Hemisphere, the winds circulate in anticlockwise direction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
47. 'El Niño' associated with the formation of the South-West Monsoon of India is
48. Consider the following statements.
I. Typhoons occur mainly in the region of 6° to 20° North and South of the equator.
II. Typhoons are most frequent from May to June.
III. The velocity of Typhoons is 100 mph.
IV. Torrential downpour is accompanied by thunder and lightening in a typhoon.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
49. ‘Inversion of Rainfall’ is associated with
