Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure NDA Questions

NDA Physical Geography

Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure MCQ Questions


7.
At 5 km altitude, the standard atmospheric pressure is approximately:
A.
540 mb
B.
265 mb
C.
700 mb
D.
900 mb
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ANSWER :
A. 540 mb
8.
At 10 km altitude, the standard atmospheric pressure is approximately:
A.
540 mb
B.
265 mb
C.
400 mb
D.
899 mb
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ANSWER :
B. 265 mb
9.
Isobars are lines on a weather map connecting places having:
A.
Equal atmospheric pressure
B.
Equal rainfall
C.
Equal wind speed
D.
Equal temperature
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ANSWER :
A. Equal atmospheric pressure
10.
Why is station-level pressure reduced to sea level for weather maps?
A.
To include the effect of temperature
B.
To convert units from mb to Pa
C.
To eliminate the effect of altitude on pressure readings
D.
To standardise wind measurements
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ANSWER :
C. To eliminate the effect of altitude on pressure readings
11.
A low-pressure system on a weather map is characterised by:
A.
Isobars parallel to the equator
B.
No isobars present
C.
Isobars with lowest pressure at the centre
D.
Isobars with highest pressure at the centre
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ANSWER :
C. Isobars with lowest pressure at the centre
12.
Where is atmospheric pressure highest?
A.
At sea level
B.
In the stratosphere
C.
At the top of the troposphere
D.
At 5 km altitude
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ANSWER :
A. At sea level