Wind: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

The 'screaming sixty' wind blows in-

Anear 60° East longitude
Bnear 60° west longitude
Cnear 60° north latitude
Dnear 60° south latitude

Question 2 of 25

What does the name 'Sirocco' mean?

Ato a local wind
Bfor a volcano
Cto an island
DFor an ocean

Question 3 of 25

Which of the following local winds provides relief from the humid weather to the people of Guinea coast in Africa?

AMistral
BHarmattan
CKhamsin
DSeamoon

Question 4 of 25

Westerlies are those winds which blow from-

Aover the polar regions
Bfrom land to sea at night and from sea to land during the day
Cin different directions depending on the weather
D30 degrees of the equator⁰-60⁰ between north and south latitude lines

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following is not a cold local wind?

AMistral
BBora
CKhamsin
DBlizzard

Question 6 of 25

By what name is the hot and dry wind that originates from the west coast of the United States of America, crosses the Rocky Mountains and descends below it known?

AFawn
BNorthern
CChinook
DSanta Ana

Question 7 of 25

What are the warm, dry local winds blowing in the northern part of the Alps called?

AChinook
BFawn
CKhamsin
DSirocco

Question 8 of 25

What are the cold winds blowing with great speed from Uruguay in the Pampas region of Argentina called?

ATapiro
BPampira
CHarmattan
DKaraburan

Question 9 of 25

What are doldrums?

Atropical wind belt
Btropical wind deflection belt
Csubtropical wind belt
Dtropical wind belt

Question 10 of 25

What is the cold and dry air that comes down the mountains in the region of the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea called?

AMistral
BBora
Cwind chill
Dsnow storm

Question 11 of 25

Which of the following local winds is known as "snow eater"?

AChinook
BFawn
CHarmattan
DSirocco

Question 12 of 25

Which of the following is not correctly matched-

AKhamsin - Egypt
BChinook-China
CSirocco - Italy
DGibili-Libya

Question 13 of 25

Where do the trade winds blow from?

Afrom equatorial low pressure
Bfrom subpolar low pressure
Cfrom subtropical high pressure
Dfrom polar high pressure

Question 14 of 25

The meaning of the word monsoon is -

AWinds always blowing in one direction
Bvery strong winds
Cvery slow wind speed
Dchange of wind direction

Question 15 of 25

Which of the following hot local winds causes considerable damage to fruit orchards in California?

AJonda
BSanta Ana
CNorthern
DChinook

Question 16 of 25

Which of the following local winds is also called "Doctor Wind"?

AFawn
BChinook
CHarmattan
DSirocco

Question 17 of 25

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

AFohn - Alps Mountains
BBora-Poland
CMistral - Rhine Valley
DKhamsin - Egypt

Question 18 of 25

Which of the following warm local winds blows from the mountainous region of Central Europe towards the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia?

AMistral
BFawn
CBora
DBuran

Question 19 of 25

The sea breeze blows-

Aduring the day
BIn the night
Cboth times
Dseasonal

Question 20 of 25

Which of the following winds blows on the leeward slopes of the Northern Alps in Switzerland?

AFawn
BMistral
CSirocco
DChinook

Question 21 of 25

Trade winds are-

Aregular and stable
Birregular
Cpartially irregular
Dnone of the above

Question 22 of 25

From which latitudes to which latitudes do trade events flow?

Afrom the equator to the tropics
Bfrom the tropics to the polar regions
Cfrom the horse latitudes towards the equator
Dall of the above

Question 23 of 25

What are the winds called that blow from subtropical high pressure towards equatorial low pressure?

Atrade winds
BWesterly winds
Cpolar winds
DThundering Chalisa

Question 24 of 25

The south-east trade winds are attracted towards the Indian subcontinent during the rainy season due to

Ainfluenced by the north-east trade winds
BDue to the formation of cyclones on the equator
CDue to low air pressure in North-West India
Dlack of easterly winds

Question 25 of 25

The dry wind 'Harmattan' of the Sahara Desert blows in-

Afrom north to south
Bfrom south to north
Cfrom east to west
Dfrom west to east