Agrometeorology Test 2 — Agri Master Mind

World Meteorological Day is celebrated on
  • 21 March
  • 22 March
  • 23 March
  • None of these
Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate is
  • 5.5°F per 1000 ft
  • 9.8°C per km
  • None of these
  • Both of these
Ozone day is celebrated on
  • 16 September
  • 21 March
  • 2 February
  • 22 March
Earth day is celebrated on
  • 16 September
  • 21 March
  • 2 February
  • 22 April
Normal Lapse Rate is
  • 6.5°C per km
  • 18.8°F per mile
  • None of these
  • Both of these
WMO was established in the year
  • 1950
  • 1941
  • 1945
  • 1973
WMO headquarter
  • Geneva
  • Canada
  • Washington DC
  • India
Physical state of atmosphere at a given place and time is
  • Weather
  • Climate
  • Environment
  • None of these
Rain bearing clouds are
  • Stratocumulus
  • Nimbostratus
  • Cirrostratus
  • Cumulonimbus
Warm cloud seeding is done by
  • NaCl
  • AgI
  • Both of these
  • None of these
Cold cloud seeding is done by
  • NaCl
  • AgI
  • Both of these
  • None of these
Lines connecting points with equal rainfall
  • Isobars
  • Isohels
  • Isonephs
  • Isohyet
Lines connecting points with equal wind velocity
  • Isobars
  • Isohels
  • Isonephs
  • Isotach
Thunderstorm clouds are
  • Stratocumulus
  • Nimbostratus
  • Cirrostratus
  • Cumulonimbus
Seasonal variation in temperature is less at
  • Inlands
  • Higher altitudes
  • Equator
  • Poles
Highest clouds are
  • Stratus
  • Cumulus
  • Cumulonimbus
  • Cirrus
Diurnal variation in temperature is less at
  • Inlands
  • Higher altitudes
  • Equator
  • Coastal areas
India Meteorological Department headquarted is at
  • Delhi
  • Pune
  • Kolkata
  • None of these
Radiation used in remote sensing
  • Direct
  • Diffused
  • Reflected
  • Total
Maximum temperature in day is recorded at
  • 2 pm
  • 12 noon
  • 1 pm
  • 3 pm
1°longitude equals to
  • 1 min
  • 3 min
  • 4 min
  • None of these
Isolated rain refers to the areas receiving rainfall less than
  • 15%
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
Scattered rain refers to the areas receiving rainfall less than
  • 15%
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
All clouds are contained in
  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Exosphere
As per moisture adequacy index, semi arid climate is
  • 100 to 80
  • -66.7 to -33.3
  • -33.3 to 0
  • -100 to -66.7
Period of validity for long range weather forecast
  • Less than 3 days
  • 3-10 days
  • 10-30 days
  • None of these
Father of Agromet in India
  • Koeppen
  • Decondole
  • Ramdas
  • Walker
Period of validity for short range weather forecast
  • Less than 3 days
  • 3-10 days
  • 10-30 days
  • None of these
Unit of cloud cover is
  • Okta
  • Percentage
  • Millibar
  • Celcius
Ozonosphere is also called as
  • Troposphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
No. of agro-ecological zones in India as per NBSS AND LUP
  • 8
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
Coolest layer of atmosphere
  • Troposphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
No. of agro-climatic zones in India as per Planning Commission
  • 8
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
Highest albedo is of
  • Fresh Snow
  • Earth
  • Forest
  • None of these
Immediate cause of wind
  • Humidity difference
  • Temperature difference
  • Pressure difference
  • Rainfall difference
Smog is
  • Storm
  • Precipitation
  • Fog + smoke
  • None of these
Atmosphere of 18-50 km above the earth
  • Troposphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Thermosphere
Moisture index is maximum in
  • Humid
  • Wet
  • Arid
  • Semiarid
Prolonged drought resulting in drying of streams, tanks, reservoirs etc.. is
  • Agricultural drought
  • Meteorological drought
  • Hydrological drought
  • None of these
International Meteorological Organization was established during
  • 1898
  • 1873
  • 1928
  • 1958
Water vapour content by volume in atmosphere
  • 0-1 percent
  • 0-4 percent
  • 0-2 percent
  • 0-3 percent
Temperature variation in 4 layers of atmosphere
  • Only decreases
  • Only increases
  • First decreases then increases alternatively
  • First increases then decreases alternatively
Radio communication is made possible through
  • Troposphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Ionosphere
  • Stratosphere
Average value of solar constant
  • 1.94 J/cm2/ min
  • 1.94 Cal/cm2/ min
  • 2.94 J/cm2/ min
  • 2.94 Cal/cm2/ min
Albedo is also called as
  • Reflected radiation
  • Direct radiation
  • Diffused radiaton
  • None of these
Day and night are equal in
  • 21 March
  • 23 September
  • Both of these
  • None of these
PAR is measured in
  • Photon
  • Einstein
  • Watt
  • Lux
With increasing porosity and increasing organic matter , thermal conductivity will
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Increase and then decrease
  • Decrease and then increase
Absolute 0 is
  • 273°C
  • -273°C
  • 273K
  • -273K
Liquid used in maximum and minimum thermometer, respectively
  • Mercury and alcohol
  • Alcohol and Mercury
  • Mercury and lead
  • Alcohol and lead
Prolonged low pressure centre is
  • Bows
  • Doldrums
  • Cyclones
  • Troughs
1 knot =
  • 1.836 km/hr
  • 1.147 m/hr
  • 0.5148 m/s
  • All of these
Water vapour present in air to water vapour required for saturation is
  • Absolute humidity
  • Relative humidity
  • Specific humidity
  • Vapour pressure deficit
Height of Stevenson screen is
  • 4 feet
  • 2 feet
  • 5 feet
  • 6 feet
RH is measured continuously by
  • Hygrograph
  • Hair hygrometer
  • Assman psychrometer
  • Wet bull thermometer
Diameter and height of USWB open pan evaporimeter
  • 100,20 cm
  • 122,25 cm
  • 150,15 cm
  • 200,20 cm
Horse latitudes are confined to
  • 0-5° N and S
  • 20-25° N and S
  • 30-35° N and S
  • 5-10° N and S
During night hours , wind moves from land to see is
  • Land breeze
  • Sea breeze
  • Mountain breeze
  • Valley breeze
Wind speed require for winnowing
  • 10 km/hr
  • 15 km/hr
  • 20 km/hr
  • 30 km/hr
Rainfall is measured at
  • 7 am
  • 8:30 am
  • 9 am
  • 6 am
Knot is a unit of
  • RH
  • Pressure
  • Solar radiation
  • Wind speed
Decondolle classified the climate based on
  • Temperature
  • Precipitation
  • Vegetation
  • None of these
Koeppen classified the climate based on
  • Temperature
  • Precipitation
  • Vegetation
  • Both a and b
Thornthwaite classified the climate based on
  • Temperature effectiveness index
  • Precipitation effectiveness index
  • Seasonal deficit of rainfall
  • All of these
Abrupt rise of temp instead of fall in temp with increasing latitiude is
  • Inversion
  • Lapse rate
  • Adiabatic lapse rate
  • None of these
Lines connecting points of equal water table
  • Isohyet
  • Isobath
  • Isotach
  • Isoneph
Short range weather forecast is useful for
  • Irrigation engineer
  • Mariners
  • Farmers
  • All of these
Synoptic method is used for
  • Short range weather forecast
  • Long range weather forecast
  • Medium range weather forecast
  • All of these
Statistical method is used for
  • Short range weather forecast
  • Long range weather forecast
  • Medium range weather forecast
  • Both a and b
Homosphere means
  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • None of these
Hetrosphere means
  • Troposphere
  • Stratosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • Both b and c
Clouds responsible for rainfall during summer season
  • Stratocumulus
  • Stratus
  • Cumulus
  • Cirrus
AICRP on Agromet
  • 1983
  • 1985
  • 1988
  • 1873
Direct solar radiation is measured by
  • Pyranometer
  • Pyrheliometer
  • Pyradiometer
  • Pyrgeometer
Long wave radiation is measured by
  • Pyranometer
  • Pyrheliometer
  • Pyradiometer
  • Pyrgeometer
Peizometer is used for
  • Specific gravity
  • Particle density
  • Depth of water table
  • Dew
Auxanometer and Crescograph is used for
  • Plant growth status
  • Stomatal Conductance
  • Transpiration
  • None of these
Planimeter is used for
  • Leaf area
  • Rainfall
  • Soil strength
  • None of these
Clouds responsible for hallows
  • Nimbus
  • Cirrostratus
  • Stratus
  • Cumulus
Diffused radiation contains
  • 65 percent PAR
  • 45 percent PAR
  • 42 percent PAR
  • None of these
Wind blows from subtropical high pressure to low pressure equator
  • Trade winds
  • Anti-trade winds
  • Polar Easterlies
  • None of these
North-east monsoon occurs in
  • Andhra
  • TN
  • None of these
  • Both of these
Super cooled liquid form of ppt
  • Glaze
  • Rime
  • Hail
  • None of these
Freezing fog
  • Glaze
  • Rime
  • Hail
  • None of these
Which of the following is considered as normal rainfall?
  • -19 to 19% of annual average rainfall
  • -29 to 19% of annual average rainfall
  • -19 to 29% of annual average rainfall
  • None of these
Troll classified climate based on
  • Temperature
  • Humid months
  • Both of these
  • None of these
ICRISAT is using
  • Modified Trolls Classification
  • Koeppen Classification
  • Thornthwaite Classification
  • None of these
Shifting Cultivation is practiced in
  • Eastern Himalayan Zone
  • Western Himalayan Zone
  • Trans gangetic plains
  • None of these
Beaufort wind scale is used to measure
  • Wind speed
  • Wind direction
  • Pressure
  • None of these
Acid rain is caused by
  • Sulphur dioxide
  • Sulphide
  • Nitrogen dioxide
  • Both 1 and 3
If LGP is less than 75 days
  • Arid
  • Semi-arid
  • Humid
  • Perhumid
If precipitation effectiveness index is 64-127 then it is
  • Wet
  • Humid
  • Sub-humid
  • Semi-arid
If Temperature effectiveness index is 64-127 then it is
  • Temperate
  • Taiga
  • Tundra
  • Tropical
Numerical weather prediction is used for
  • Short range weather forecast
  • Long range weather forecast
  • Medium range weather forecast
  • All of these
Meteorological rainy day is when the rainfall is
  • More than or equal to 2.5 mm in a day
  • More than or equal to 5 mm in a day
  • More than or equal to 2.5 mm in an hour
  • None of these
Crop rainy day is when the rainfall is
  • More than or equal to 2.5 mm in a day
  • More than or equal to 5 mm in a day
  • More than or equal to 2.5 mm in an hour
  • None of these
Ice crystal resulting from sublimation
  • Snow
  • Sleet
  • Rime
  • Glaze
Form of ppt having drop diameter0.2-0.5 mm
  • Rain
  • Drizzle
  • Rime
  • Glaze
Form of ppt having drop diameter0.5-0.7 mm
  • Rain
  • Drizzle
  • Rime
  • Glaze
Baguio occurs in
  • Australia
  • North America
  • China
  • Asia
Typhoon occurs in
  • Australia
  • North America
  • China
  • Asia