Circulation

5 Questions
  1. 1
    During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the
    1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky
    2. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds
    3. violent upward movement of air and water particles
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    UPSC CSE I - 2013
  2. 2

    Match List-I (Local Wind) with List-II (Region) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List-I (Local
    Wind)
    List-II (Region)
    A. Fohn 1. Argentina
    B. Sarmun 2. Kurdistan
    C. Santa Ana 3. California
    D. Zonda 4. Alps
    UPSC CSE I - 2009
  3. 3

    Consider the following statements:

    1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
    2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
    3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

    Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

    UPSC CSE I - 2006
  4. 4

    Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena:

    1. Condensation
    2. High temperature and humidity
    3. Orography
    4. Vertical wind

    Thunder cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

    UPSC CSE I - 2002
  5. 5

    High temperature and low pressure over the Indian subcontinent during the summer season draws air from the Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing of the:

    UPSC CSE I - 1996