Please refer to Chapter 10 Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems MCQs Class 11 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 11 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography Chapter 10 Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems

Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems MCQ Class 11 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. From severe thunderstorms sometimes spiralling wind descends like a trunk of an elephant with great force, with very low pressure at the centre, causing massive destruction on its way. Such a phenomenon is called:a. Hurricanes
b. Typhoons
c. Tornado
d. Willy-willies.

Question. Name the periodic wind.
a. westerlies
b. easterlies
c. monsoon
d. chinook

Question. Which one is broad types of cyclone?
a. temperate
b. tropical cyclones
c. both of them
d. none of them

Question. The large body of air whose physical properties and moisture is relatively uniform is known as
a. atmospheric pressure
b. air mass
c. pressure gradient
d. none of these

Question. Monsoon is:
a. Local winds
b. Seasonal winds
c. Planetary winds
d. Periodic winds

Question. In which direction the earth rotates on its axis?
a. west to east
b. east to west
c. north to south
d. south to north

Question. When front becomes constant, it is called:
a. Cold front
b. Warm front
c. Stationary front
d. Occluded.

Question. The cool air, of the high plateaus and ice fields draining into the valley is called:
a. Mountain wind
b. Valley breeze
c. Katabatic wind
d. Cold front

Question. Name the fibrous clouds with a delicate silky appearance :
a. cirrus
b. cirrostratus
c. cirrocumulus
d. altostratus

Question. The instrument by which the direction of wind is known as
a. anemometer
b. wind vane
c. barometer
d. none of these

Question. If the surface air pressure is 1,000 mb, the air pressure at 1 km above the surface will be:
a. 700 mb
b. 1,100 mb
c. 900 mb
d. 1,300 mb.

Question. In Western Australia, tropical cyclone is also known as
a. Hurricane
b. Typhoons
c. Monsoon
d. Willy-Willies

Question. Which instrument is used for measuring pressure?
a. Mercury barometer or the aneroid barometer
b. Pascal
c. Millibars
d. Seismograph.

Question. Name the hot winds which blow in USA
a. Chinook
b. Foehn
c. Mistral
d. Loo

Question. The units of pressure is
a. mm.
b. mb. (millibar)
c. mg.
d. none of these

Question. Which one of the following is the source region for the formation of air masses?
a. The Equatorial Forest
b. The Himalayas
c. The Siberian Plain
d. The Deccan Plateau.

Question. In which direction the earth rotates on its axis?
a. west to east
b. east to west
c. north to south
d. south to north

Question. The direction of wind around a low pressure in northern hemisphere is:
a. Clockwise
b. Perpendicular to isobars
c. Anti-clock wise
d. Parallel to isobars.

Question. Name the clouds formed at a height of less than 2 km.
a. altocumulus
b. low clouds
c. stratus
d. cumulus

Question. How many types of pressure belts are there?
a. 7
b. 2
c. 8
d. 3

Question. Name the tropical cyclone in West India
a. willy-willies
b. typhoons
c. hurricanes
d. none of these

Question. What is the unit for measuring pressure?
a. Barometer
b. Millibars and Pascal
c. Fahrenheit
d. Isobars.

Question. The vertical pressure gradient force is much __________ than that of the horizontal pressure gradient.a. Lesser
b. Larger
c. Equal to
d. Stronger