GK / GS · Chapter 6
Humidity, Clouds, Rainfall and Cyclones PYQs
A dark cloud gathers on a hot afternoon, a cool gust runs ahead of it, and ten minutes later the street is under water.
Humidity, Evaporation and Condensation 2 PYQs
- An unsaturated air parcel rises through the atmosphere and expands adiabatically. What happens to its temperature?SSC CGL 2026 · 28 Oct 2026
- Which of the following is not typically considered a weather element?SSC CGL 2025 · 12 Sep 2025
Dew, Frost, Fog, Smog and Clouds 4 PYQs
- The Great Smog of London in 1952 was primarily caused by what, leading to severe air pollution and thousands of deaths?Delhi Police 2026 · 02 Jan 2026
- All the weather phenomena like rainfall, fog and hailstorm occur in _____.SSC MTS 2026 · 12 Feb 2026
- What is the change of state directly from gas to solid without changing into liquid state known as?SSC CHSL 2025 · 24 Nov 2025
- As part of Mission Mausam, India is building a cloud chamber at which institute?SSC CHSL 2025 · 17 Nov 2025
Precipitation and Types of Rainfall 9 PYQs
- Which climatic phenomenon is primarily is responsible for the heavy rainfall received by the windward slopes of the Western Ghats?DSSSB 2026 · 22 Sep 2026
- Which process causes heavy rainfall on the windward side of a mountain range in India?DSSSB 2026 · 28 Sep 2026
- Which combination correctly matches the type of rainfall with its principal region of occurrence in India?DSSSB 2026 · 30 Sep 2026
- Why does Mawsynram receive exceptionally high rainfall during the South-West Monsoon?DSSSB 2026 · 30 Sep 2026
- What is the primary cause of convectional rainfall?SSC CGL 2025 · 14 Sep 2025
- In which of the following regions is convectional rainfall generally more intense due to higher availability of moisture?SSC CPO 2025 · 10 Dec 2025
- Which of the following Indian cities receives less rainfall during the monsoon due to its location on the leeward side?SSC CPO 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- The highest rainfall in India gets recorded in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills. In which state will you find these hills?SSC Stenographer 2025 · 07 Aug 2025
- What are "mango showers" in the context of Indian climate?SSC Selection Post 2025 · 30 Jul 2025
Air Masses, Fronts, Temperate Cyclones and Anticyclones 1 PYQs
Tropical Cyclones 5 PYQs
- Cyclone 'Biparjoy', which formed in the Arabian Sea, made landfall primarily in which Indian state?Delhi Police 2026 · 03 Jan 2026
- Cyclone 'Michaung' made landfall on the coast of which Indian state in December 2023?Delhi Police 2026 · 02 Jan 2026
- 'Cyclone Dana', which affected the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal in October 2024, was named by which country?Delhi Police 2026 · 02 Jan 2026
- Cyclone 'Hamoon', which formed in October 2023 soon after 'Tej', developed in which sea?Delhi Police 2026 · 06 Jan 2026
- Which combination of conditions is primarily is responsible for the formation of tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal during the pre-monsoon and…DSSSB 2026 · 15 Oct 2026