1. Consider the following statements:,1. The variation in an average annual range of temperature at 15° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere.,2. At latitudes poleward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation.,Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?

3. Consider the following statements:,1. Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude.,2. Horse latitudes are low pressure belts.,Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4. Which are of the following is wrongly characterised?

5. Consider the following statements:,1. The monsoon climate is found in Northern Australia.,2. The China type climate is found in Argentina.,Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. The inner-most layer of the Earth is known as

7. Density of the Earth’s atmosphere is highest in the

8. The hot and dry winds that help in the ripening of grapes in the Alps region is ________

9. Which of the following are true regarding the ionosphere? I. It is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere, II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation and become ionized, III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio wave transmitted from the earth

10. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the

11. Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because

12. In the earth’s atmosphere, the atmospheric pressure ________

13. Which of these statements are correct regarding the atmosphere of the earth:,1. It is enveloping the earth because of gravity.,2. Its density decreases with increasing height from the surface of the earth.,3. Its characteristic composition is same throughout its height.,4. Amount of pressure it exerts on earth’s surface at sea level is called one atm sphere.

14. The final boundary between the Earth and the outer space is called

15. Doldrums are ________

16. Venus has atmosphere made up of

17. Which of the following winds is incorrectly paired with the area in which it prevails?

18. Which of the following statements is not true?

19. An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called ________

20. Which of the following sequences of atmospheric layers is correct from below?

21. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called ________

22. Evening sun is not a shot as the mid-day sun. What is the reason?

23. The core of the Earth is also known as

24. Which of the following is the annual precipitation of an area?

25. The water content in the atmosphere ________