List of top Atmospheric Science Questions

The amount of water vapor generally increases with increase in air temperature. The amount of water vapor in the air at a particular temperature is referred to as
Match LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I (Cloud related prefix)
(A) Cumulus
(B) Nimbus
(C) Cirrus
(D) Stratus
LIST-II (Characteristics)
(I) Rain bearing
(II) Stratified layer
(III) Puffy structure
(IV) Composed of ice crystals
Choose the incorrect statement.
Condensation of water vapors in atmosphere actually \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\).
Arrange the following layers of atmosphere starting from earth's surface.
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Tropopause
D. Stratopause
E. Mesosphere
Process (in Operating System) is a:
In an operating system, the "deadlock" occurs when:
In uni-processor operating system, the term "multiprogramming" means?
Mohorovicic discontinuity is commonly defined as the depth at which \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\).
Match LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I (Person)
(A) Anna Hazare
(B) Rajender Singh
(C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt
(D) Medha Patkar
LIST-II (Movement)
(I) Narmada Bachao Andolan
(II) Tarun Bharat Sangh
(III) Chipko movement
(IV) Ralegan Siddhi Watershed Development
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LIST-I (Disease)
(A) Blue baby syndrome
(B) Keshan disease
(C) Gas bubble disease
(D) Itai itai
LIST-II (Cause)
(I) Excess dissolved oxygen in drinking water
(II) Excess Cd in drinking water
(III) Excess nitrate ions in drinking water
(IV) Selenium deficiency
In the context of programming the term 'debugging' refers to:
What is the primary purpose of a function?
Which one of the following is a machine-dependent language?
A body P at 1000 K emits maximum energy at a wavelength of 3000 nm. If another body Q emits maximum energy at wavelength 550 nm, what will be the temperature of that body Q?
At what rate will energy be emitted from a black body whose filament has a temperature of 3600 K, if at 1800 K the energy is emitted at the rate of 16W?
Arrange the following minerals in decreasing order of their hardness as per Mohs scale.
A. Orthoclase
B. Calcite
C. Corundum
D. Fluorite
In the Bowen's reaction series, which of the following mineral(s) is/are crystallized prior to amphibole?
A. Biotite
B. Clinopyroxene
C. K-feldspar
D. Forsterite
The oldest crust on the earth is found at \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\).
The Tethys sea existed between \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\) continents.
Match LIST-I with LIST-II
LIST-I
(A) Epicenter
(B) Focus
(C) Mercalli scale
(D) Richter scale
LIST-II
(I) is the scale of measurement of degree of destructiveness of earthquakes
(II) is a point of the origin of the earthquake inside the earth
(III) is the scale to measure the magnitude of the energy released by an earthquake
(IV) is the place on the ground surface which is perpendicular to the hypocenter
Lithosphere is characterized by \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\).
A. A thickness of about 100 km
B. Average density of 3.6 g/cc
C. Silicon and aluminum as dominant constituents
D. Basalt as the dominant rock
Match LIST I with LIST II
LIST I (Metal)
(A) Manganese
(B) Zinc
(C) Aluminium
(D) Lithium
LIST II (Ore)
(I) Sinsilfuoride (typo)
(II) Gibbsite
(III) Lepidolite
(IV) Psilomelane
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LIST-I (Type of Rock)
(A) Non-foliated metamorphic rock
(B) Foliated metamorphic rock
(C) Igneous rock
(D) Sedimentary rock
LIST-II (Characteristics/example)
(I) Dolomite
(II) Rhyolite
(III) Ornate Gneiss (Gneiss)
(IV) Quartzite
The Prime Minister of India introduced mission LiFE in UN climate change conference of parties (COP) \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\) held at \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\) in the year \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\).