Cyclone MCQ Questions & Answers For Competitive Exams In English

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 1. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in 

(A) Caribbean Sea 

(B) China Sea 

(C) Arabian Sea 

(D) Black Sea

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

 (A) Atlantic Seaboard

 (B) Pacific Coast 

(C) Mississippi Plains 

(D) Alaska

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

 (A) Gulf of Mexico

 (B) China Sea 

(C) Indian Ocean

 (D) U.S.A. 

4. To measure the intensity of Tornadoes we use 

 (A) Mercalli scale 

(B) Fujita Scale

 (C) Saffir-samson scale

 (D) Richter scale 

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

 (A) Australia

(B) China Sea

 (C) Asia

 (D) America 

6. Willy-Willy is 

 (A) A type of tree grown in temperate regions 

(B) A wind that blows in a desert

 (C) A tropical cyclone of the NorthWest Australia

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

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

 (A) Safir-Simpson Scale 

(B) Mercalli Scale

 (C) Fujita Scale 

(D) Richter scale 

8. A sudden fall of Mercury in Barometer indicates 

 (A) Fair weather

 (B) Stormy weather 

(C) Cold weather

 (D) Hot weather

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

 (A) Aila

 (B) Nargis 

(C) Thane

 (D) Neelam 

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

(A) Sea surface temperatures are low 

(B) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone seldom occurs

 (C) Coriolis force is too weak

 (D) Absence of land in those regions

 11. Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. 

Reason (R): Air descends at the centre of the cyclone.

Code

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

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

 (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

 (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

 12. Which one of the areas marked as (a), (b), (c) and (d) in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms? 

 (A) a 

(B) b 

(C) c 

(D) d 

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

List-I 

(a) Australia 

(b) China

 (c) India 

(d) U.S.A.

 List-II 

1. Hurricanes 

2. Willy-Willy 

3. Typhoons

 4. Cyclones 

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

 (A) 1 2 3 4

 (B) 2 3 4 1

 (C) 3 2 1 4

 (D) 4 3 2 1

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

 List-I

 (a) Willy-Willy 

(b) Hurricanes 

(c) Typhoons 

(d) Baguio 

List-II 

1. U.S.A.

 2. Australia 

3. Philippines

 4. China 

Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

 (A) 1 2 3 4 

(B) 2 1 4 3 

(C) 1 2 4 3 

(D) 2 1 3 4

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