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- Question
Which one of the following may be the true characteristic of cyclones?
Options- A. Temperate cyclones move from west to east with westerlies whereas tropical cyclones follow trade winds
- B. The front side of cyclone is known as the 'eye of cyclone'.
- C. Cyclones possess a centre of high pressure surrounded by closed isobars
- D. Hurricanes are well known tropical cyclones which develop over mid latitudes.
- Correct Answer
- Temperate cyclones move from west to east with westerlies whereas tropical cyclones follow trade winds
ExplanationTemperate Cyclones are cyclones of mid-latitudes and hence are primarily under influence of permanent winds of mid-latitudes i.e. westerlies. Their movement is therefore eastwards of their origin with average velocity of 32km per hour in summers and 48km per hour in winters.
Movement of Tropical CyclonesNormally, they move from east to west under the influence of trade winds because trade winds are permanent winds of tropical latitudes. The general direction is therefore westwards from their origin. They advance with varying velocities. Weak cyclones move at the speed of about 32km per hour while hurricanes attain the velocity of 180km per hour or more.
- 1. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
Options- A. slave
- B. cultivator
- C. neighbor
- D. foreigner Discuss
- 2. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to
Options- A. 20 MM SC MD
- B. 33.4 MM SC MD
- C. 22.3 MM SC MD
- D. 29.6 MM SC MD Discuss
- 3. Former Australian captain Allan Border was sometimes known as "Captain Grumpy". What was his other nickname?
Options- A. Abe
- B. Captain Junior
- C. AB
- D. Groucho Discuss
- 4. The largest gold producing country in the world(in 2006) is
Options- A. China
- B. Canada
- C. South Africa
- D. USA Discuss
- 5. The first recipient of Nehru Award was
Options- A. Martin Luther King
- B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- C. Mother Teresa
- D. U Thant Discuss
- 6. David Copperfield is the name of
Options- A. novel
- B. famous actor
- C. poem
- D. writer Discuss
- 7. The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____
Options- A. SO3
- B. SO2
- C. SO4
- D. SO Discuss
- 8. The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called
Options- A. climate
- B. weather
- C. temperature
- D. humidity Discuss
- 9. Which is the best search tool for finding Web sites that have been handpicked and recommended by someone else?
Options- A. Subject directories
- B. Search engines
- C. Meta-search engines
- D. Discussion groups Discuss
- 10. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
Options- A. Ganga
- B. Indus
- C. Brahmaputra
- D. Mahanadi Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: neighbor
Correct Answer: 33.4 MM SC MD
Correct Answer: AB
Explanation:
Captain Grumpy was more of a media invention.
Correct Answer: South Africa
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_gold_production
Correct Answer: U Thant
Correct Answer: novel
Correct Answer: SO4
Correct Answer: weather
Correct Answer: Subject directories
Explanation:
Subject directories tend to house fewer?sometimes more relevant?sites than those found through search engines. Sites in a subject directory often have been handpicked by editorial teams or specialists in a particular field.
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra
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