Unique Academic Board Solutions for Exercise 1: Self-Evaluation Test

Match the list 1 (Local winds) with list 2 (Place associated with the wind).
List I                      List II
A. Bise                  1. Canada
B. Bora                  2. California
C. Chinook            3. Adriatic Sea
D. Santa Ana         4. Alps

Select the correct answers using the code give below the list.
CODE:
A B C D

Consider the given statements with respect to the ionosphere:
1. Ionosphere deflects long wavelength, medium wavelength, and short-wavelength radio waves and helps radio transmissions.
2. Ionosphere is the hottest region of the atmosphere.
Which of the above-given statements is/are not correct?

Which of the following statements regarding westerlies is not correct?

Which of the following best describes an equatorial type of climate?

Consider the following statements with regard to the impact of Jet Streams on the Indian climate.
1. In the winter season, jet streams blow across Asia and bifurcate into two branches - one blows to the north of Tibet, and the other one blows eastwards to the south of the Himalayas.
2. The easterly jet stream drives the tropical depressions into India, bringing the highest rainfall in this region.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with regard to the atmospheric pressure belts:
$1.$ The equatorial pressure belt is low while the Polar pressure belts are high.
$2.$ The sub-tropical high-pressure belts form at ${30}^{\mathrm{o}}$ N and S, known as Horse Latitudes.

Geostrophic winds are high altitude winds that flow parallel to the isobars. Which of the following statements are correct about geostrophic winds?
1. The net force on geostrophic winds is zero.
2. The friction does not act on geostrophic winds.
3. The winds blow with varying speeds.
4. The geostrophic wind is the theoretical wind that would result from an exact balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force.
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