A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called: [NDA 2004]

Related MCQs

• With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009]
• Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.
• Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched? 1. Mountain stage : waterfalls 2. Plain stage : oxbow lake 3. Plain stage : delta 4. Mountain stage : deposition
• The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which
• Bowl shaped depression created as a result of glacial erosion high on a mountain side is called: [IAS 2004]
• On December 22, the sun: 1. is not visible at north pole 2. is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic Circle 3. rises south of east and sets south of west at the Tropic of Cancer 4. rises south of east and set south of west at the equator
• When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as: [NDA 1994]
• In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called: [NDA 1994]
• The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as: [NDA 2003]
• Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]