Engineering Sciences
GATE XE Atmospheric Science PYQs
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Questions 1–10 of 123. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 154
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Which of the following is TRUE for the ‘summer solstice’ in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Which of the following options are parts of the atmospheric boundary layer?
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Which of the following weather systems has the shortest duration of lifecycle?
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In a stable atmosphere, the change in pressure (in kilo Pascal) at a height of 100 m from the mean sea level is _____. (rounded off to three decimal places)
[Density of air is
and acceleration due to gravity is
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The required magnitude of heat transfer to reduce the temperature of 10 kg of dry air by 5 °C is __________ kilo Joules. (rounded off to one decimal place)
[Specific heat capacity of dry air is
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The mass (in kg) of dry air in a room, measuring 10 m × 7 m × 3 m, is _____. (rounded off to two decimal places)
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A body radiates heat at a rate of
, when its temperature is 227 °C. Which of the following is the correct value of the heat (in
) radiated by the same body at a temperature of 727 °C?Your answerChoose one option.
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Which of the following combinations of forces is/are balanced in a cyclostrophic motion?
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The temperature of a dry air parcel is 20 °C at a height of 150 m with atmospheric pressure of 1000 hPa. If the air parcel rises adiabatically to a height of 2 km where atmospheric pressure is 800 hPa, then the temperature (in °C) of the air parcel at that height will be ________. (rounded off to three decimal places)
[Gas constant and specific heat capacity for the dry air are 287
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For an incompressible fluid, the velocity components (u, v, and w) are given as:
The value of b is ______________. (Answer in integer)Log in to check the answer
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