GK Questions: World Geography(Climate) – Set 16

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1. Which date is called as Vernal Equinox ?
   1.March 21
   2.February 20
   3.April 17
   4.May 8
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.March 21
   Explanation :
   There are two equinoxes every year in September and March when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.
   
   
   
2. The air is drawn in from the polar region in front of the depression is called ……………….
   1.Hot Winds
   2.Cold Winds
   3.Local Winds
   4.Trade Winds
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.Cold Winds
   Explanation :
   The air is drawn in from the polar region in front of the depression is called Cold Winds. A cold wind that blows from the north or northeast across the lands around the Adriatic Sea.
   
   
   
3. Which state of India has dry weather for only three to four months ?
   1.Maharashtra
   2.Andhra Pradesh
   3.Kerala
   4.Karnataka
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Kerala
   Explanation :
   State of Kerala has dry weather for only three to four months
   
   
   
4. Hurricanes are generally active over the ………………
   1.River
   2.Lake
   3.Land
   4.Sea
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Sea
   Explanation :
   Hurricanes are generally active over the Sea. A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph
   
   
   
5. Due to ……………………. Land breeze and Sea breeze are formed
   1.Explosion
   2.Convention
   3.Convection
   4.Convergence
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Convection
   Explanation :
   The sea and land breezes are formed due to convection currents of air
   
   
   
6. Roaring Forties are winds that blow in the southern hemisphere in between ………………….
   1.20^o – 60^o West
   2.40^o – 60^o South
   3.30^o – 50^o East
   4.40^o – 70^o North
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.40^o – 60^o South
   Explanation :
   Roaring Forties are winds that blow in the southern hemisphere in between 40^o – 60^o South
   
   
   
7. Winds are deflected to their right in the southern hemisphere due to
   1.Earth’s rotation
   2.Earht’s revolution
   3.Climate Change
   4.Sun’s Rotation
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Earth’s rotation
   Explanation :
   Winds are deflected to their right in the southern hemisphere due to Earth’s rotation
   
   
   
8. Which wind is also known as ‘Anti-Trades’ ?
   1.Blizzard winds
   2.Mistral winds
   3.Westerly winds
   4.Norwester winds
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Westerly winds
   Explanation :
   Antitrades the prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes,the westerly winds above the trade winds
   
   
   
9. The air is drawn in from the tropical region in front of the depression is called ……………….
   1.Hot Winds
   2.Cold Winds
   3.Local Winds
   4.Trade Winds
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Hot Winds
   Explanation :
   The air is drawn in from the tropical region in front of the depression is called hot winds.A hot, dry wind southerly wind which blows from the Sahara in northern Africa into the southern Mediterranean.
   
   
   
10. ……………….. is called autumnal equinox
    1.November 5
    2.August 16
    3.October 27
    4.September 23
    5.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 4.September 23
    Explanation :
    There are two equinoxes every year in September and March when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.