IAS PYQTopic: Winds and Cyclones (7 Questions)
Consider the following statements:
- Statement I.The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions.
- Statement II.Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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With reference to "Coriolis force”, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- 1.It increases with increase in wind velocity.
- 2.It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.
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2021
Consider the following statements :
1. In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern sections owing to the influence of trade winds.
2. In the temperate zone, westerlies make the eastern sections of oceans warmer than the western sections.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2020
Consider the following statements:
1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.
2. Only some cyclones develop an eye.
3. 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?
2015
Consider the following statements:
1. The winds which blow between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rams in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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