UPSC Prelims PYQ
UPSC Prelims Climatology Questions
9 Climatology questions from previous UPSC Prelims papers, from the latest year backwards, each with its answer and explanation.
- Questions
- 9
- Years covered
- 2024–2026
- Exam years
- 3
- With answers
- 9
Climatology questions by year
UPSC Prelims Climatology Questions
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Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation.
Statement-II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long-wave radiation.
Which one of the following is correct? -
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to the poles.
Statement-II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents.
Which one of the following is correct? -
Which of the following are correct inferences from isothermal maps in January?
1. Isotherms deviate northward over the ocean and southward over the continent.
2. Cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift, make the North Atlantic colder and bend isotherms northward.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: -
With reference to water vapour, which of the following statements are correct?
1. It is a gas whose amount decreases with altitude.
2. Its percentage is maximum at the poles.
Select the correct answer using the code given below: -
Consider the following description:
1. Annual and daily ranges of temperatures are low.
2. Precipitation occurs throughout the year.
3. Precipitation varies between 50 cm and 250 cm.
What type of climate is described? -
With reference to the Coriolis force, which of the following statements are correct?
1. It increases with increase in wind velocity.
2. It is maximum at the poles and absent at the equator.
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On June 21 every year, which of the following latitudes experience sunlight for more than 12 hours?
1. Equator
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Tropic of Capricorn
4. Arctic Circle
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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