Daily Quiz -192

Feeling the heat!

Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:09 PM Aug 17, 2025 IST

1. In 2024, WMO reported the global average temperature exceeded pre-industrial levels by:

A) 0.8°C

B) 1.3°C

C) 1.5°C

D) 1.8°C

2. IMD’s new heat index combines temperature with:

A) Solar radiation

B) Wind speed

C) Relative humidity

D) Ozone concentration

3. The “Heat Action Plan” updated in 2025 covers:

A) Only urban areas

B) Entire India

C) Only coastal states

D) Only Himalayan states

4. India’s 2025 monsoon forecast uses:

A) AI-based climate models

B) Only statistical models

C) Satellite imagery alone

D) Farmer surveys

5. The Indian Ocean Dipole positive phase in 2024 caused:

A) Deficit monsoon in India

B) Floods in East Africa

C) Cold winter in Europe

D) Both A & B

1. B – Pre- and post-monsoon transition periods.

2. A – Measures water vapor content.

3. B – Shifts seasonally.

4. Larger temperature contrast in winter strengthens them.

5. C – El Niño phases correlate with drought.