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1. Which of the following gases is the most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: C. Nitrogen
✔ Nitrogen makes up ~78% of the atmosphere, oxygen ~21%, argon ~0.9%, CO₂ ~0.04%.
2. The greenhouse effect in the atmosphere is mainly due to which gas?
Answer: C. Carbon dioxide
✔ CO₂ is the major greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat.
3. Ozone concentration is maximum at which altitude?
Answer: B. 15–35 km
✔ Ozone layer lies in the stratosphere, peaking around 20–30 km.
4. Which atmospheric layer is responsible for most weather phenomena?
Answer: B. Troposphere
✔ Weather (rain, wind, clouds) occurs in the troposphere (0–12 km).
5. The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere is called:
Answer: B. Tropopause
✔ Tropopause separates troposphere (below) and stratosphere (above).
6. Jet streams are usually found in:
Answer: A. Upper troposphere / lower stratosphere
✔ Fast-moving air currents flow at ~9–16 km altitude.
7. Trade winds blow from:
Answer: C. Subtropical high to equatorial low
✔ In Northern Hemisphere: northeast trades; in Southern: southeast trades.
8. Monsoons are caused by:
Answer: A. Differential heating of land and sea
✔ Seasonal reversal of winds due to land-sea thermal contrast.
9. El Niño is associated with:
Answer: B. Warming of Pacific waters
✔ Leads to disruption of monsoon and global weather patterns.
10. La Niña refers to:
Answer: C. Cooling of Pacific waters
✔ Opposite of El Niño, often strengthens monsoons.
11. Cyclones form over:
Answer: D. Warm oceans (> 26°C)
✔ Warm sea surface temperature is a key requirement.
12. Anticyclone is a system of:
Answer: B. High pressure with outward winds
✔ Winds diverge outward from the center in clockwise (NH) / anti-clockwise (SH).
13. Mediterranean climate is characterized by:
Answer: A. Winter rainfall and dry summer
✔ Rainfall occurs due to westerlies in winter.
14. Equatorial climate is:
Answer: D. Hot and wet throughout the year
✔ Uniform high temperature and rainfall (rainforest).
15. Savanna climate is:
Answer: B. Tropical grassland with dry and wet season
✔ Found in Africa, South America, Australia.
16. Desert climate is:
Answer: A. Arid with very low rainfall
✔ Annual rainfall < 25 cm, high temperature variation.
17. Steppe climate is:
Answer: C. Semi-arid grassland
✔ Found between deserts and humid regions.
18. Taiga climate is:
Answer: D. Coniferous forest climate
✔ Long cold winters, short summers (Canada, Russia).
19. Tundra is characterized by:
Answer: A. Treeless cold desert
✔ Permafrost conditions with mosses and lichens.
20. Rainfall is measured by:
Answer: B. Rain gauge
✔ Measures precipitation in mm.
21. Isobars are lines joining points of:
Answer: C. Equal pressure
✔ Used in weather maps to show pressure distribution.
22. Isohyets are lines joining points of:
Answer: A. Equal rainfall
23. Isotherms are lines joining points of:
Answer: D. Equal temperature
24. Humidity is measured by:
Answer: B. Hygrometer
25. Atmospheric pressure is measured by:
Answer: C. Barometer
26. Wind speed is measured by:
Answer: A. Anemometer
27. Wind direction is measured by:
Answer: D. Wind vane
28. Stevenson screen is used for:
Answer: B. Housing meteorological instruments
✔ Ensures instruments are shaded but ventilated.
29. Smog is a combination of:
Answer: C. Smoke + fog
30. Acid rain is caused by:
Answer: A. SO₂ and NOx gases
✔ These form sulphuric and nitric acids in atmosphere.
31. Ozone layer protects us by absorbing:
Answer: D. Ultraviolet radiation
32. Ozone depletion is mainly caused by:
Answer: C. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
33. Global warming is due to:
Answer: B. Greenhouse gases
34. Kyoto Protocol deals with:
Answer: A. Climate change / greenhouse gases
35. Paris Agreement (2015) is related to:
Answer: C. Climate change
✔ Global commitment to reduce emissions.
36. IPCC is concerned with:
Answer: B. Climate change assessment
✔ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
37. UNEP stands for:
Answer: D. United Nations Environment Programme
38. COP refers to:
Answer: A. Conference of Parties
✔ Decision-making body for UNFCCC.
39. The Earth Summit was held in:
Answer: C. Rio de Janeiro, 1992
40. Montreal Protocol deals with:
Answer: B. Ozone-depleting substances
✔ Signed in 1987.
41. Agenda 21 is related to:
Answer: D. Sustainable development
42. Biodiversity hotspot is an area with:
Answer: A. Rich species diversity and endemism
43. India’s biodiversity hotspots include:
Answer: C. Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Indo-Malayan regions
44. Chipko movement is related to:
Answer: B. Forest conservation
45. Silent Valley movement was in:
Answer: D. Kerala
✔ To save tropical evergreen forest.
46. Project Tiger was launched in:
Answer: A. 1973
47. Wildlife Protection Act was passed in:
Answer: C. 1972
48. Forest Conservation Act was passed in:
Answer: B. 1980
49. Ramsar Convention is related to:
Answer: D. Wetlands
50. IUCN maintains:
Answer: A. Red Data Book
✔ List of threatened and endangered species.
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