Types of Precipitation

Q. What is the most common type of precipitation?

1. Hailstorm
2. Snowfall
3. Dew
4. Rain

Q. Which type of rainfall generally occurs along the Western coast of India?

1. Cyclonic
2. Convectional
3. Perennial
4. Orographic

Q. Orographic rainfall is typically charecterised by thunder and lightning.

1. True
2. False

Q. Cumulus clouds are generally formed at the height of 8, 000 to 12, 000 m.

1. True
2. False

Q. What type of precipitate is illustrated in the images below?

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Q. What is Orographic precipitation?

1. Rainfall which occurs on the side of a mountain
2. Rainfall which occurs near a sea shore
3. Rainfall which occurs on a plateau
4. Rainfall which occurs on the plains

Q. How are hailstones formed?

1. Liquid droplets are already completely frozen from the clouds when they begin to fall under the force of gravity.
2. In the middle of their downward journey lifted liquid droplets freeze due to heavy upward wind.
3. Frozen droplets melt partially while falling to the ground.
4. Liquid gets frozen when it comes in contact with the ground.

Q. Which of the following places are prone to conventional type of rainfall?

1. Alaska
2. Nigeria
3. Congo
4. Sudan

Q. Which of the following are the actual differences between the three types of rainfall based on origin?

1. Condensation step
2. Triggering of the condensation step
3. Amount of rainfall that occurs
4. Regions in which different types of rainfall occurs

Q. Assertion [A]: Snowfall is common in mountains and at higher latitudes.

Reason [R]: This is because the condensation of water vapour in the air in such places occurs above freezing point.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Which of these is not a type of precipitation?

1. Sleet
2. Orographic
3. Snowfall
4. Hailstones

Q. Which of the following denotes the rain shadowed area of a mountain?

1. Wayward side
2. Windward side
3. Leeward side
4. Leeway side

Q. Which of the following regions often observe conventional rainfall?

1. Polar region
2. Equatorial region
3. Sub-tropical region
4. Sub-polar region

Q. Match the following to its correct options

1. Equatorial regions
2. Ice pellets
3. Mountains
4. Front

Q. Assertion (A): Regions around the equator are more prone to sleet formation.

Reason (R): This is due to the low temperatures observed that solidify the condensate in the clouds.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Q. Choose the right option based on the four statements given below.

1. Conventional rainfall is observed in the summers or in the hotter part of a day.

2. Nimbus clouds are rain clouds and are usually dark in colour.

3. Due to high pollution, smog has become more apparent during the winters.

4. A Richter scale is used to measure rainfall.

1. Only 1 is correct.
2. 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
3. 2, 3, and 4 are correct.
4. 1, 2 and 3 are correct

Q. What is the ideal sea-surface temperature for the formation of cyclones?

1. 15-16 degree Celsius
2. 37-38 degree Celsius
3. 26-27 degree Celsius
4. 06-07 degree Celsius