Cyclone Questions and Answers

Question 1. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in________.

(A) Black Sea

(B) Arabian Sea

(C) China Sea

(D) Caribbean Sea

Question 2. Which one of the following regions of the U.S.A. is known as ‘Tornado Alley’? 

(A) Alaska

(B) Mississippi Plains

(C) Pacific Coast

(D) Atlantic Seaboard

Question 3. Which of the following would you generally associate with Tornadoes?

(A) U.S.A.

(B) Indian Ocean

(C) China Sea

(D) Gulf of Mexico

Question 4. To measure the intensity of Tornadoes we use_________.

(A) Richter scale

(B) Saffir-samson scale

(C) Fujita Scale

(D) Mercalli scale

Question 5. Which of the following area is more susceptible to typhoon cyclone?

(A) America

(B) Asia

(C) China Sea

(D) Australia

Question 6. Willy-Willy is________.

(A) A kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands

(B) A tropical cyclone of the NorthWest Australia

(C) A wind that blows in a desert

(D) A type of tree grown in temperate regions

Question 7. Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?

(A) Richter scale

(B) Fujita Scale

(C) Mercalli Scale

(D) Safir-Simpson Scale

Question 8. A sudden fall of Mercury in Barometer indicates_______.

(A) Hot weather

(B) Cold weather

(C) Stormy weather

(D) Fair weather

Question 9. Which of the following cyclones did not affect India?

(A) Neelam

(B) Thane

(C) Nargis

(D) Aila

Question 10. In the South Atlantic and SouthEastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

(A) Absence of land in those regions

(B) Coriolis force is too weak

(C)Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs

(D) Sea surface temperatures are low

Question 11.

• Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.
• Reason (R): Air descends at the centre of the cyclone.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 13.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.