Daily Quiz- 190

Winds and clouds

Chandigarh, Updated At : 01:35 PM Aug 15, 2025 IST

1. The “Horse Latitudes” are regions of:

A) Strong trade winds

B) Weak winds & high pressure

C) Cyclogenesis

D) Low pressure

2. Which cloud type produces continuous rain?

A) Cirrus

B) Cumulonimbus

C) Nimbostratus

D) Altostratus

3. Polar vortex is strongest in:

A) Northern Hemisphere summer

B) Northern Hemisphere winter

C) Southern Hemisphere summer

D) Equinoxes

4. “Walker circulation” is disrupted during:

A) La Niña

B) El Niño

C) Both

D) None

5. The Bergeron process is important for:

A) Snow formation in tropics

B) Precipitation in mid-latitudes

C) Oceanic salinity

D) Jet stream shifts

1. A – It shifts with monsoon progression.

2. B – Urban surfaces trap heat, enhancing inversion effects.

3. B – Warm, dry downslope winds.

4. A – Rs 11,872 mm/year.

5. A – Moisture-laden winds from Bay of Bengal.