Types of Clouds CDS Questions

CDS Physical Geography

Types of Clouds MCQ Questions


7.
The Latin prefix or root word 'Nimbus' associated with cloud names indicates:
A.
Height
B.
Whiteness
C.
Rain-bearing nature
D.
Iciness
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ANSWER :
C. Rain-bearing nature
8.
Clouds occurring at altitudes between approximately 6,000 metres and 12,000 metres (20,000–40,000 ft) are classified as:
A.
Low clouds
B.
Middle clouds
C.
High clouds
D.
Clouds of vertical development
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ANSWER :
C. High clouds
9.
Which of the following clouds is made up almost entirely of ice crystals because of its great altitude?
A.
Cumulus
B.
Cirrus
C.
Stratus
D.
Nimbostratus
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ANSWER :
B. Cirrus
10.
Cirrus clouds usually appear in the sky as:
A.
Dark grey blanket-like layers
B.
Detached cauliflower-like heaps
C.
Thin, white, feathery and fibrous filaments
D.
Towering vertical columns
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ANSWER :
C. Thin, white, feathery and fibrous filaments
11.
A cirrus cloud appearing in the form of small white globular masses or ripples, often resembling a 'mackerel sky', is called:
A.
Cirrostratus
B.
Cirrocumulus
C.
Altocumulus
D.
Stratocumulus
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ANSWER :
B. Cirrocumulus
12.
Cirrostratus clouds are best described as:
A.
Thin, whitish veil-like sheets that often cover the whole sky and produce halos around the sun or moon
B.
Dense grey layered clouds producing continuous rain
C.
Towering vertical clouds producing thunderstorms
D.
Detached cotton-like heaps with flat bases
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ANSWER :
A. Thin, whitish veil-like sheets that often cover the whole sky and produce halos around the sun or moon