Question 1. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in
(A) Caribbean Sea
(B) China Sea
(C) Arabian Sea
(D) Black Sea
Answer : A
Question 2. Which one of the following regions of the U.S.A. is known as ‘Tornado Alley’?
(A) Atlantic Seaboard
(B) Pacific Coast
(C) Mississippi Plains
(D) Alaska
Answer : C
Question 3. Which of the following would you generally associate with Tornadoes?
(A) Gulf of Mexico
(B) China Sea
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) U.S.A.
Answer : D
Question 4. To measure the intensity of Tornadoes we use
(A) Mercalli scale
(B) Fujita Scale
(C) Saffir-samson scale
(D) Richter scale
Answer : B
Question 5. Which of the following area is more susceptible to typhoon cyclone?
(A) Australia
(B) China Sea
(C) Asia
(D) America
Answer : B
Question 6. Willy-Willy is
(A) A type of tree grown in temperate regions
(B) A wind that blows in a desert
(C) A tropical cyclone of the NorthWest Australia
(D) A kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
Answer : C
Question 7. Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?
(A) Safir-Simpson Scale
(B) Mercalli Scale
(C) Fujita Scale
(D) Richter scale
Answer : A
Question 8. A sudden fall of Mercury in Barometer indicates
(A) Fair weather
(B) Stormy weather
(C) Cold weather
(D) Hot weather
Answer : B
Question 9. Which of the following cyclones did not affect India?
(A) Aila
(B) Nargis
(C) Thane
(D) Neelam
Answer : B
Question 10. In the South Atlantic and SouthEastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?
(A) Sea surface temperatures are low
(B) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs
(C) Coriolis force is too weak
(D) Absence of land in those regions
Answer : A
Question 11. Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.
Reason (R): Air descends at the centre of the cyclone.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer : A
Question 12. Which one of the areas marked as (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms?
(A) a
(B) b
(C) c
(D) d
Answer : D
Question 13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I
(a) Australia
(b) China
(c) India
(d) U.S.A.
List-II
1. Hurricanes
2. Willy-Willy
3. Typhoons
4. Cyclones
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Answer : B
Question 14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I
(a) Willy-Willy
(b) Hurricanes
(c) Typhoons
(d) Baguio
List-II
1. U.S.A.
2. Australia
3. Philippines
4. China
Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 1 4 3
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
Answer : B
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