Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

In a simplified heat budget, incoming solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere is taken as 100 units. Match List I with List II:

List I Heat-budget component List II Units
1. Short-wave radiation returned to space without being absorbed by the Earth-atmosphere system a. 17
2. Total short-wave radiation absorbed by the Earth-atmosphere system b. 34
3. Terrestrial radiation from the surface that is absorbed by the atmosphere c. 35
4. Terrestrial radiation emitted directly from the surface to space d. 65

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1–c, 2–b, 3–d, 4–a.
  2. 1–d, 2–c, 3–a, 4–b.
  3. 1–b, 2–d, 3–c, 4–a.
  4. 1–c, 2–d, 3–b, 4–a.
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