Winds, Storms and Cyclones MCQs with answers

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Q. In which year was Orissa hit by a cyclone?
  • (A) 1999
  • (B) 2000
  • (C) 2001
  • (D) 2004
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) 1999
Q. Odisha was hit by a cyclone in the year
  • (A) 1998
  • (B) 1999
  • (C) 2000
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) 1999
Q. How are sea and land breezes caused?
  • (A) Through convection currents
  • (B) Through cyclones
  • (C) Through rains
  • (D) Through conduction
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Through convection currents
Q. Winds currents generated by uneven heating between the equator and the
  • (A) Moon
  • (B) Poles
  • (C) Sun
  • (D) Stars
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Poles
Q. Cyclone warning is issued
  • (A) 20 hrs in advance
  • (B) 12 hrs in advance
  • (C) 24 hrs in advance
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) 24 hrs in advance
Q. Lightning is usually accompanied by
  • (A) Rain
  • (B) Earthquake
  • (C) Thunder
  • (D) Floods
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) Thunder
Q. Leaves of trees, banner or flags flutter when wind is blowing. Why?
  • (A) Air occupies space
  • (B) Air is a mixture of gases
  • (C) Air exerts pressure
  • (D) Air is colourless
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) Air exerts pressure
Q. When we blow over a paper strip it goes upward. why?
  • (A) Blowing over the paper reduces the air pressure above the strip
  • (B) Blowing over the paper increases the air pressure above the strip
  • (C) The strip will not go upward at all
  • (D) None of these is a correct reason
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Blowing over the paper reduces the air pressure above the strip
Q. Following are precautions one must take in case a storm is accompanied by lightning.
(i) Do not take shelter under a tree.
(ii) Do not take shelter under an umbrella with a metallic end.
(iii) Do not take shelter in open garages, storage sheds, etc.
(iv) Do not take shelter in a bus in the open.
Which one of these is not correct?
  • (A) (i)
  • (B) (ii)
  • (C) (iii)
  • (D) (iv)
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) (iv)
Q. Which of the following places is most likely to be affected by a cyclone?
  • (A) Mumbai
  • (B) Puri
  • (C) Goa
  • (D) Porbandar
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Puri
Q. A fire alarm usually detects smoke in case of fire. Where should such an alarm be placed in a room?
  • (A) Near the door
  • (B) On the floor
  • (C) On any wall
  • (D) On the ceiling
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) On the ceiling
Q. The winds from oceans carry water and bring rain. These winds are called
  • (A) typhoon
  • (B) monsoon
  • (C) cyclone
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) monsoon
Q. What is a cyclone?
  • (A) Winds from the oceans carrying water
  • (B) Very low pressure system with very high speed winds revolving around it
  • (C) Dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Very low pressure system with very high speed winds revolving around it
Q. Pick the odd one out
  • (A) Cyclone
  • (B) Hurricane
  • (C) Monsoon
  • (D) Typhoon
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) Monsoon
Q. A cyclone warning can be issued
  • (A) 48 hours in advance
  • (B) 12 hours in advance
  • (C) 6 hours in advance
  • (D) 24 hours in advance
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) 24 hours in advance
Q. The India Meteorological department forecasts cyclones with the help of
  • (A) Rohini satellite
  • (B) Aryabhatta satellite
  • (C) INSAT satellite
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) INSAT satellite
Q. Wind currents are generated due to
  • (A) uneven heating on the earth
  • (B) even heating on the earth
  • (C) cooling on the earth
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) uneven heating on the earth
Q. What is an anemometer?
  • (A) A device for measuring atmospheric pressure
  • (B) A device for measuring wind speed
  • (C) A device for measuring atmospheric temperature
  • (D) A device for measuring humidity
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) A device for measuring wind speed
Q. The heated air that rises up gets cooled and sinks which cause the
  • (A) conduction currents
  • (B) radiation
  • (C) convection currents
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) convection currents
Q. Hurricane is the name of cyclone in
  • (A) American continent
  • (B) Japan
  • (C) Both (a) and (b)
  • (D) None of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) American continent
Q. For escape of hot air room has
  • (A) Ventilators
  • (B) Windows
  • (C) High walls
  • (D) Doors
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Ventilators
Q. The eye of storm is a
  • (A) Heavy rain area
  • (B) Calm area
  • (C) Highly active area
  • (D) High velocity storm area
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Calm area
Q. Cyclones can be
  • (A) destructive
  • (B) useful
  • (C) both (a) and (b)
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) destructive
Q. Smoke is hotter and lighter than
  • (A) water
  • (B) heat
  • (C) air
  • (D) none of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) air

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Table of contents

  1. In which year was Orissa hit by a cyclone?
  2. Odisha was hit by a cyclone in the year
  3. How are sea and land breezes caused?
  4. Winds currents generated by uneven heating between the equator and the
  5. Cyclone warning is issued
  6. Lightning is usually accompanied by
  7. Leaves of trees, banner or flags flutter when wind is blowing. Why?
  8. When we blow over a paper strip it goes upward. why?
  9. Following are precautions one must take in case a storm is accompanied by lightning. (i) Do not tak
  10. Which of the following places is most likely to be affected by a cyclone?
  11. A fire alarm usually detects smoke in case of fire. Where should such an alarm be placed in a room?
  12. The winds from oceans carry water and bring rain. These winds are called
  13. What is a cyclone?
  14. Pick the odd one out
  15. A cyclone warning can be issued
  16. The India Meteorological department forecasts cyclones with the help of
  17. Wind currents are generated due to
  18. What is an anemometer?
  19. The heated air that rises up gets cooled and sinks which cause the
  20. Hurricane is the name of cyclone in
  21. For escape of hot air room has
  22. The eye of storm is a
  23. Cyclones can be
  24. Smoke is hotter and lighter than

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