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El Nino And Southern Oscillations Quiz 3 (59 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following rivers is known as 'Vridha Ganga'?
2. What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
3. Which of the following river is known as India's River of Sorrow? [UDC 1993]
4. A cold air mass is moving toward a warm air mass, and nimbostratus clouds are observed in the sky. Which weather conditions are most likely?
5. River Godavari flows through: [NDA 1994]
6. Which of the following rivers joins Ganga at Allahabad? [RRB 1991]
7. Low Pressure Systems are characterized by;
8. One consequence of El Nino is ..... on the US West Coast
9. Which correctly compares low-and high-pressure weather systems?
10. Which describes a wind that moves from the land to the sea overnight?
11. Which of the following is false?
12. Which one of the following is a north flowing river?
13. What causes the upwelling of cold water forming the La Nina weather phenomenon?
14. During an El Nino, the shift in trade winds cause sea levels to
15. Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991]
16. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India?
17. Among the following rivers, which one is the longest? [Asstt Comm 2008]
18. Which weather conditions are associated with El Nino?
19. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? [CDS 2001, CDS 2003]
20. The Sivasamudram Falls is on: [Teachers' Exam 1994]
21. What does the term ENSO refer to?
22. What causes La Nina?
23. Which causes North Carolina to experience an increase in winter precipitation?
24. Pada saat Peru mengalami Banyak hujan, Indonesia-Australia dan India mengalami .....
25. The term El Nino now refers to both a coupled oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is characterized by all but 1 of the items below.
26. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port?
27. What is the warming of Earth's atmosphere by gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor trapping the Sun's energy called?
28. The highest waterfall in India is: [PCS 1994]
29. During an El Nino year, in VA we will likely have what kind of winter?
30. Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea? [Teachers' Exam 1991]
31. Meteorologists forecast the high temperature for the day to be 90$^\circ$F. At which time would the temperature be the closest to 90$^\circ$F?
32. Data cuaca iklim di manfaatkan di bidang pertanian untuk .....
33. ENSO yang merupakan pengendali iklim di Indonesia berada di samudera .....
34. Which ocean is the largest ocean?
35. Normally, atmospheric upwelling and rain occurs in the:
36. In India, they have seasonal winds that affect .....
37. Narmada river originates from Amarkantak in:
38. What climate zone do we live in, here in Mildura?
39. Why are La Nina conditions especially important to areas such as Texas and California?
40. What oceanic and atmospheric conditions DOES NOT occur during a La Nina?
41. Without the trade winds, the warm water has nothing to hold it back so it flows across the Pacific
42. If you are a farmer in south Texas, when might you want to plant extra crops to make extra profits.
43. Which instrument is used to record average precipitation?
44. Which of the following is not affected by the Phenomena of El Nino?
45. Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?
46. One consequence of El Nino is ..... in Southeast Asia.
47. An El Nino event occurs when the tropical ocean surface waters are warmer in which ocean?
48. Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994]
49. If you live near the ocean, in a marine climate, what kind of winters would you expect?
50. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched?
51. What causes warm air to rise?
52. Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?
53. Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1993]
54. Normally, upwelling of cold nutrient currents occur in the:
55. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: [CDS 2002]
56. The process that brings nutrients to the surface of the ocean is called
57. The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994]
58. Wet weather on U.S. Gulf Coast during winter, which is usually the dry season-Fewer hurricanes in the North Atlantic-Strong winds storms on west coast-Heavy Rains in South America-Droughts in Australia, Africa, and Southern India, Indonesia-Reduced tropical upwelling, causing lower fish catches and coral death
59. What time of year do these two events occur?
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