GATE XE concept:vorticity PYQs & Answers — Page 2

Questions 11–13 of 13. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Which among the following statements is true with respect to the axis of the Indian monsoon trough

Your answerChoose one option.

Relative vorticity is cyclonic at 850 hPa

Relative vorticity is anticyclonic at 850 hPa

It shifts to the south during break monsoon

It moves to the head Bay of Bengal when a monsoon depression is present over the Indian subcontinent

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Velocity field in a geophysical flow is given by

where

are zonal, meridional and vertical components of velocity, and

and

refer to eastward and northward distance. Which among the following statements is NOT true for the flow at 45°N:

Your answerChoose one option.

Flow is incompressible

Relative vorticity is zero

Potential vorticity is positive

Flow is compressible

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If the velocity field is

m/s, vorticity of the fluid element in the field at

in s

is _____.

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GATE XE concept:vorticity PYQs