El Nino And Southern Oscillations Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which best describes El Nino?
2. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? River City
3. How could La Nina affect weather during the summer in Georgia?
4. El Nino is caused by
5. The river Cauvery flows from: [UPCS 1994]
6. The change in normal patterns over the Pacific that start the El Nino event involve
7. Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring cold, wet winter weather to the southeastern United States?
8. In an El Nino event in Australia the SOI is strongly ..... and the air pressure in Darwin is ..... that in Tahiti
9. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
10. The wind over the equator blows stronger than usual during .....
11. Sirkulasi angin yang ada di Samudera Pasifik di sebut sirkulasi .....
12. Both El Nino and La Nina have this in common
13. An SST anomaly is .....
14. What kind of weather will the Western Pacific have during a La Nina year?
15. Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers'? [Railways 1993]
16. Trade winds in the Pacific normally push
17. When La Nina and hurricanes pull cold water to the surface and bring nutrient rich sediments from the seafloor, this is called .....
18. The 'Chilka lake region' lies in between the deltas of: [NDA 2003]
19. Which is an effect of La Nina on North Carolina's summer weather?
20. The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is:
21. Which lists some effects of El Nino?
22. The Bhakra Nangal Multipurpose Project is a joint venture of [IAS 2009]
23. The El Nino will cause what kind of winter weather in the southern US?
24. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore?
25. Which of the following rivers flows between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges?
26. Consider the followingI. El Nino during winter causes warm conditions over the Indian subcontinent and during summer, it leads to dry conditions and deficient monsoon.II. It causes better than normal monsoon in India.Which of the above statement is/are correct about the impact of El Nino on the Indian Weather?
27. La Nina will cause the weather in Texas to be
28. The sea surface temperatures in the Pacific ..... which causes an El Nino event.
29. In a(n) ..... condition, the thermocline is upwelled towards the surface more than usual.
30. Near the lake Mansarovar in Tibet, the river which has its source is/are: [Teachers' Exam 1994]
31. Wular lake of Kashmir is a: [IAS 2003]
32. In Georgia, La Nina impacts our weather by:
33. Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008]
34. Where does the term El Nino come from and what does it mean?
35. During a(n) ..... event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.
36. The biggest lake in India is:
37. 'Hinterland' refers to:
38. In the morning, Carlos noticed that the air pressure reading on the barometer was beginning to drop. What kind of weather can he most likely expect in the evening?
39. The thermocline of the Eastern Pacific is down-welled during a(n)
40. By which name does the Brahmaputra enter into India?
41. Angin yang secara konstan melewati samudera pasifik dari timur ke barat disebut angin .....
42. How often do El Nino events typically occur?
43. During an El Nino year, in North Carolina we will likely have what kind of winter?
44. What does ENSO stand for?
45. What climate zone do we live in, here in VA?
46. What do you call winds that blow in the same direction all over the Earth?
47. How often to El Nino events occur and how long do they generally last?
48. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? [IAS 2003]
49. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states? [Bank PO 1994]
50. Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges? [NDA 2008]
51. Lembaga yang memiliki data pengamatan cuaca dan iklim di Indonesia adalah .....
52. Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States tends to move from
53. La Nina causes ..... rainfall in Australia
54. El Nino ..... the trade winds causing the warm pool to move .....
55. Which one of the following statements is correct? [NDA 2003]
56. The Tibetan river 'Tsangpo' enters India through the State of: [NDA 2004]
57. The river basin which is called 'Ruhr of India' is:
58. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about El Nino?
59. What is the correct sequence of the rivers-Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? [IAS 2003]
60. What is the windward side of a mountain?