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MCQ (1 Marks)

MCQ 1011 Mark
What is likely to happen if high speed winds blew over a building with a weak roof?
  • A
    Roof will collapse
  • Roof will be blown away
  • C
    Roof will be unaffected
  • D
    Either $A$ or $B$
Answer
Correct option: B.
Roof will be blown away
High speed winds right outside the building will create a low pressure region around it. As we know that air flows from higher pressure to lower pressure, it is likely that the roof will be blown away.
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MCQ 1021 Mark
Anemometer is a $.........$ instrument:
  • A
    Light emitting
  • Wind speed measuring
  • C
    Sound producing
  • D
    Reflecting
Answer
Correct option: B.
Wind speed measuring
An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word 'anemos', which means wind, and is used to measure the wind speed in meteorology.
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MCQ 1031 Mark
Increased wind speed is accompanied by:
  • A
    No change in temperature.
  • Reduced pressure.
  • C
    Increased pressure.
  • D
    No change in pressure.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Reduced pressure.
Reduced pressure.
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MCQ 1041 Mark
The word has been derived from Arabic word 'Mausam' which means season. The word is $.........$
  • A
    Baarish.
  • Monsoon.
  • C
    $El$ Nino.
  • D
    Typhoon.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Monsoon.
Monsoon.
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MCQ 1051 Mark
Which of the following is a natural disaster?
  • A
    Storm
  • B
    Cyclone
  • C
    Flood
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.
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MCQ 1061 Mark
Which one of the following places is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone.
  • A
    Chennai.
  • B
    Mangalore.
  • Amritsar.
  • D
    Puri.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Amritsar.
Amritsar.
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MCQ 1071 Mark
As an individual caught in a cyclone$-$prone area, which of the following you must not do?
  • A
    Drink safe and potable drinking water only.
  • Pressurize the rescue force and make undue demands.
  • C
    Step outside only when required.
  • D
    Cooperate with neighbors.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Pressurize the rescue force and make undue demands.
We have to co$-$operate and not pressurize the rescue force by making undue demands.
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MCQ 1081 Mark
Which of the following place is most likely to be affected by a cyclone?
  • A
    Mumbai.
  • Puri.
  • C
    Goa.
  • D
    Porbandar.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Puri.
Puri is most likely to be affected by a cyclone because this city lies near the coastal area.
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MCQ 1091 Mark
By what name is a cyclone known in Asia?
  • A
    Hurricane
  • Typhoon
  • C
    Tornoid
  • D
    Flood
Answer
Correct option: B.
Typhoon
In the Western Pacific near Asia, people call tropical cyclones as "typhoons."
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MCQ 1101 Mark
Low atmospheric pressure exists on the Earth in which of the following latitudes?
  • At the equator only
  • B
    At $30^\circ$ North pole and South pole
  • C
    At the pole
  • D
    At the equator and at $60^\circ$ North pole and South pole
Answer
Correct option: A.
At the equator only
The low atmospheric pressure exists at the to $N$ and $S$ region of the equator of the earth. This region is called the subpolar region.
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MCQ 1111 Mark
Which of the following is/ are correct?
  • A
    Warm air rises
  • B
    Cold air rises
  • Cold air sink
  • D
    Both $A$ and $B$
Answer
Correct option: C.
Cold air sink

Warmer air becomes lighter and so it rises whereas cold air sinks.

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MCQ 1121 Mark
A wind vane is used to measure the:
  • A
    Air humidity
  • Wind direction
  • C
    Air pressure
  • D
    Wind speed
Answer
Correct option: B.
Wind direction
The instrument which used to measure wind direction is called wind vane. It is generally located at the highest point of a building. This is pointed at the direction in which the wind is blowing. Wind vane is used to predict the weather of a particular place, as the direction of wind plays important role in determining weather of a place.
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MCQ 1131 Mark
When a vehicle moves very fast $a/ an.........$ it created temporarily behind it:
  • Low pressure
  • B
    High pressure
  • C
    Cyclone
  • D
    None
Answer
Correct option: A.
Low pressure
When wind flows very fast, low pressure is produced temporarily which is filled by the rushing wind nearby.
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MCQ 1141 Mark
Paheli fixes two balloons on the mouth of two bottles, say $A$ and $B$. A is kept in the sun and $B$ is kept in the refrigerator for an hour. Pick the correct observation for Paheli's experiment:
  • A
    Balloons in both $A$ and $B$ expand
  • B
    Balloons in both $A$ and $B$ contract
  • C
    Balloon in $A$ contracts and in $B$ expands
  • Balloon in $A$ expands and in $B$ contracts
Answer
Correct option: D.
Balloon in $A$ expands and in $B$ contracts
Since $A$ is kept in sun the air inside the bottle will get heated and the molecules of air will gain energy and will move farther from each other and occupies more space now.In other words hot air expands.So the baloon attached to A will expand.
Since $B$ is kept in refrigerator the air inside the bottle will get cool and the molecules of air will lose heat energy to environment and will move closer to each other because of reduced motion.And occupies less space now.In other words cold air contracts.
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MCQ 1151 Mark
The air just above the flame of burning candle will $.........$
  • Rise up
  • B
    Moves down
  • C
    Moves sideways
  • D
    It will not move in any direction.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Rise up
The burning candle releases hot air, and we know hot air rises up.
As the molecules heat and move faster, they are moving apart.
So air, like most other substances, expands when heated and contracts when cooled.
Because there is more space between the molecules, the air is less dense than the surrounding matter and the hot air floats upward.
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MCQ 1161 Mark
For escape of hot air room has:
  • Ventilators
  • B
    Windows
  • C
    High walls
  • D
    Doors
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ventilators
Ventilators are provided in the rooms at the top of the roofs because if the air inside the room gets hot, the hot air rises up and flows through these ventilators and thus cool air remains at bottom. It brings cool and fresh air in the room. Thus ventilators maintain conventional currents to keep the air fresh in the room.
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MCQ 1171 Mark
Air pressure is also known as atmospheric pressure. How is it caused?
  • A
    By the heat energy in the air
  • B
    By the wind that blows in the air
  • C
    By water vapour in the air
  • By the air around us that presses on the surfaces of objects
Answer
Correct option: D.
By the air around us that presses on the surfaces of objects
The pressure exerted by air around us is known as atmospheric pressure.
If we imagine a unit area and a very long cylinder standing on it filled with air, then the weight of the air in this cylinder is the atmospheric pressure.
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MCQ 1181 Mark
Which of the following will rise the highest?
  • A
    Air at $10^\circ C$
  • Air at $40^\circ C$
  • C
    Air at $15^\circ C$
  • D
    Air at $5^\circ C$
Answer
Correct option: B.
Air at $40^\circ C$
In hot air, the particles have higher kinetic energy and hence less density, so the air with the highest temperature will rise the highest.
Therefore, air at $40^\circ C$ will rise the highest.
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MCQ 1191 Mark
What affects the direction of kite in the sky?
  • A
    Motion of bird in the sky
  • B
    Clouds in the sky
  • Wind blowing in the sky
  • D
    Other kites around it
Answer
Correct option: C.
Wind blowing in the sky
A kite relies on tension from the string and moving air across the kits. Kite in the sky creat pressure difference between upper and lower part this pressure difference generate lift force in the kite and keep it flying.
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MCQ 1201 Mark
Figure shows a child blowing air with a straw near the opening of another straw which has its other end in a soft drink bottle. It was observed that the level of the soft drink in the straw rises up as soon as air is blown over its open end. Which one of the following best explains the reason for rise in level of the drink?

  • Blowing of air decreases pressure over the opening of the straw.
  • B
    The straw of the soft drink bottle collapses when air is blown over its open end.
  • C
    Blowing of air warms up the air inside the straw.
  • D
    Blowing of air increases the pressure on the surface of soft drink in the bottle.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Blowing of air decreases pressure over the opening of the straw.

Blowing of air decreases the pressure over the opening of the straw due to which the level of the soft drink in the straw rises up.

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MCQ 1211 Mark
Air moves from a region of $.........$ pressure to a region of $.........$ pressure:
  • High, low
  • B
    Low, high
  • C
    High, high
  • D
    Low, low
Answer
Correct option: A.
High, low
As we know air moves from the region where the air pressure is high to the region where the pressure is low.
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MCQ 1221 Mark
At the poles, the air is colder than that at latitudes about?
  • A
    $30$ degrees
  • $60$ degrees
  • C
    $90$ degrees
  • D
    $80$ degrees
Answer
Correct option: B.
$60$ degrees

As air current move towards the poles from the equator, their temperature goes on decreasing. This is because of increase in altitudes. This decrease can be as less as $60$ degrees at the poles than at the equator.
One of the main reasons for this phenomenon is that the sun lies over head at the equator and it's rays are directly incident over it. While at the poles, it is present at a slant ans it's rays are incident at an angle.

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MCQ 1231 Mark
The warning of cyclone can be issued:
  • A
    $48 h$ in advance.
  • B
    $12 h$ in advance.
  • C
    $6 h$ in advance.
  • $24 h$ in advance.
Answer
Correct option: D.
$24 h$ in advance.
$24 h$ in advance.
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MCQ 1241 Mark
A tin can containing hot liquid is sealed tightly shut with a lid. If cold water is poured over it, what is likely to happen?
  • A
    Tin can will explode
  • Tin can will shrink and collapse
  • C
    Tin can will remain unaffected
  • D
    Either $A$ or $B$
Answer
Correct option: B.
Tin can will shrink and collapse

As water is poured over the can, some steam in the can condense into water, reducing the amount of air inside. The pressure of the air inside the can decreases than the pressure exerted by the air from outside the can. As a result, the can gets compressed.A

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MCQ 1251 Mark
Tornado reaches:
  • A
    From the oceans to the plane
  • B
    From the ground to the sky
  • From the sky to the ground
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
From the sky to the ground
As a tornado is a dark funnel$-$shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground.
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MCQ 1261 Mark
Four schematic diagrams are shown below to depict the direction of sea breeze. Which of them gives the correct direction?
  • A
  • B
  • D
Answer
Correct option: C.

Explanation:
In summer, during the day the land becomes warm and the air over the land gets heated and rises. This causes the cooler air blow from the sea towards the land.
The warm air from the land moves towards the sea to complete the cycle. The air from the sea, moving towards the land is called sea breeze.
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MCQ 1271 Mark
A fire alarm usually detects smoke in case of fire. Where should such an alarm be placed in a room?
  • A
    Near the door.
  • B
    On the floor.
  • C
    On any wall.
  • On the ceiling.
Answer
Correct option: D.
On the ceiling.
In case of fire, the air above the fire becomes hotter and rises up. So, the alarm should be laced on the ceiling in a room, it can detect the smoke rising up.
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MCQ 1281 Mark
Which of the following area is created over land during land breeze?
  • A
    High pressure
  • Low pressure
  • C
    Low temperature
  • D
    All of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Low pressure
Land breeze forms near the seashore and moves from land towards the sea that creates a low pressure area over land.
The air molecules present above land get heated up due to which kinetic energy of air molecules increases but intermolecular forces between these molecules $b$
Land breeze forms near the seashore and moves from land towards the sea that creates a low pressure area over land.
The air molecules present above land get heated up due to which kinetic energy of air molecules increases but intermolecular forces between these molecules become weak.
So, the molecules move away from each other that makes the air lighter. The light air rises up that creates a low pressure area over land.
On the other hand, the cold air moves from sea to land area. This creates the sea breeze.
ecome weak.
So, the molecules move away from each other that makes the air lighter. The light air rises up that creates a low pressure area over land.
On the other hand, the cold air moves from sea to land area. This creates the sea breeze.
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MCQ 1291 Mark
A Cyclone alert or cyclone watch is issued_____hours in advance of any expected storm and a Cyclone warning is issued ______hrs in advance:
  • $48, 24$
  • B
    $12, 48$
  • C
    $24, 48$
  • D
    $48, 12$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$48, 24$

A Cyclone alert or Cyclone watch is issued $48$ hours in advance of any expected storm and a Cyclone warning is issued $24$ hrs in advance.

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MCQ 1301 Mark
There is an eastward wind. In which direction would it be easier to fly a kite?
  • East
  • B
    West
  • C
    North
  • D
    South
Answer
Correct option: A.
East
Air is capable of exerting pressure. Hence it would be possible to fly a kite towards east, as air pressure will push the kite towards east.
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MCQ 1311 Mark
By what sign can an approaching cyclone be identified?
  • A
    Cool breeze and rains.
  • B
    High temperature and humidity.
  • C
    Rains accompanied by lighting
  • Powerful water waves.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Powerful water waves.

Strong winds push water towards the shore even if the storm is hundreds of kilometres away. These are the first indications of an approaching cyclone. The water waves produced by the wind are so powerful that a person cannot overcome them. The low pressure in the eye lifts water surface in the centre. The rising water may be as high as $3 - 12$ metres. It appears like a water-wall moving towards the shore. High-speed winds accompany a cyclone.

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MCQ 1321 Mark
An instrument used to study the speed of winds is called$........$
  • A
    Manometer.
  • Anemometer.
  • C
    Ammeter.
  • D
    Speedometer.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Anemometer.
Anemometer.
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MCQ 1331 Mark
Wind is caused due to:
  • Uneven heating of equator and poles.
  • B
    Difference in humidity.
  • C
    Even heating of land and water.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Uneven heating of equator and poles.
Uneven heating of equator and poles.
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MCQ 1341 Mark
A house or building is the safest place during a thunderstorm:
  • True
  • B
    False
  • C
    Ambigious
  • D
    Data insufficient
Answer
Correct option: A.
True
During thunderstorm , lightning always strikes in an open area .That's why staying inside the house is considered safe during thunderstorm.
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MCQ 1351 Mark
Leaves of trees, banner or flags flutter when wind is blowing. Why?
  • A
    Air occupies space
  • B
    Air is a mixture of gases
  • Air exerts pressure
  • D
    Air is colourless
Answer
Correct option: C.
Air exerts pressure
The pressure imposed by moving air or wind causes the leaves of trees, flags, and banners to flutter when the wind blows.
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MCQ 1361 Mark
Anemometer is used to measure $.........$
  • Wind speed
  • B
    Distance
  • C
    Area
  • D
    Water speed
Answer
Correct option: A.
Wind speed
An anemometer is a device used for measuring wind speed and direction. It is also a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word 'anemos', which means wind and is used to describe any wind speed instrument used in meteorology.
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MCQ 1371 Mark
The winds on the earth do not blow exactly from "north to south" or from "south to north" directions because:
  • A
    Of the seasons of the earth
  • B
    Of the shape of the earth
  • Of the rotation of the earth
  • D
    All of these
Answer
Correct option: C.
Of the rotation of the earth
The rotation of the earth from west to east$($pulls$)$ changes the north$-$south winds to northeast$-$southwest direction and the south$-$north winds to southeast$-$northwest direction.
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MCQ 1381 Mark
When a substance is heated, its density:
  • A
    Increases
  • Decreases
  • C
    Remains same
  • D
    First decreases then increases
Answer
Correct option: B.
Decreases
As a substance is heated, its volume increases, and thus its density decreases.
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MCQ 1391 Mark
A cyclone is called a $.........$ in Philippines and Japan.
  • A
    Hurricane.
  • Typhoon.
  • C
    Tornado.
  • D
    Thunderstorm.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Typhoon.
Typhoon.
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MCQ 1401 Mark
A cyclone is called a $.........$ in the American Continent.
  • Hurricane.
  • B
    Typhoon.
  • C
    Tornado.
  • D
    Thunderstorm.
Answer
Correct option: A.
Hurricane.
Hurricane.
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MCQ 1411 Mark
Which of the following is not an example of air exerting pressure?
  • Pressing the brakes of a bicycle.
  • B
    Filling up the bicycle tube with air
  • C
    Riding bicycle against the flow of wind
  • D
    Playing with the kite
Answer
Correct option: A.
Pressing the brakes of a bicycle.
Brakes on a bicycle work using friction $($the rubbing force between two things that slide past one another while they're touching$).$ Hence brakes doesn't work on the principle of air exerting pressure.
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MCQ 1421 Mark
Which of the following Indian department provides cyclone warning services?
  • A
    Indian Forest Department
  • B
    Indian Administrative Department
  • Indian Meteorological Department
  • D
    Indian Agricultural Department
Answer
Correct option: C.
Indian Meteorological Department

In India, warnings regarding cyclones are issued by the meteorological department through $TV$, radio, or newspapers.

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MCQ 1431 Mark
What is the direction of Monsoon winds in Summer?
  • From ocean towards the land
  • B
    From land towards the ocean
  • C
    From equator towards the poles
  • D
    From poles towards the equator
Answer
Correct option: A.
From ocean towards the land
Monsoon winds blow from cold to warm regions because cold air takes up more space than warm air. So, monsoons blow from the sea toward land in the summer as land is hotter and ocean is colder.
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MCQ 1441 Mark
Which of the following factors will contribute to the formation of cyclone?
  • A
    Humidity
  • B
    Wind direction
  • C
    Wind speed
  • All of the above
Answer
Correct option: D.
All of the above
Factors like wind speed, wind direction, temperature and humidity contribute to the development of cyclones.
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MCQ 1451 Mark
A dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground is called a.
  • A
    Hurricane.
  • B
    Typhoon.
  • Tornado.
  • D
    Thunderstorm.
Answer
Correct option: C.
Tornado.
Tornado.
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MCQ 1461 Mark
The wind speed during the second cyclone that hit Orissa during the year $1999$ on $29^{th}$ October was:
  • $260km/ hr.$
  • B
    $200km/ hr.$
  • C
    $150km/ hr.$
  • D
    $100km/ hr.$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$260km/ hr.$
A.  $260km/ hr.$
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MCQ 1471 Mark
A cyclone is:
  • A
    Winds from the oceans carrying water.
  • Very low pressure system with very high speed wind revolving around it.
  • C
    Dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground.
  • D
    None of the above.
Answer
Correct option: B.
Very low pressure system with very high speed wind revolving around it.
Very low pressure system with very high speed wind revolving around it.
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MCQ 1481 Mark
A Cyclone alert or cyclone watch is issued_____hours in advance of any expected storm and a Cyclone warning is issued ______hrs in advance:
  • A
    $12, 24$
  • B
    $24, 12$
  • C
    $24, 48$
  • $48, 24$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$48, 24$

A Cyclone alert or Cyclone watch is issued $48$ hours in advance of any expected storm and a Cyclone warning is issued $24$ hrs in advance.

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MCQ 1491 Mark
Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone.
  • A
    Amritsar.
  • B
    Puri.
  • C
    Mangaluru.
  • Chennai.
Answer
Correct option: D.
Chennai.
Chennai.
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MCQ 1501 Mark
The winds from oceans carry water and bring rain. These winds are called:
  • A
    Typhoon
  • Monsoon
  • C
    Syclone
  • D
    None of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Monsoon
The monsoon winds carry water and it rains.
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