Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below.

List I List II
1. Tropopause a. Contains charged particles and reflects terrestrial radio transmissions
2. Stratosphere b. Boundary with nearly constant temperature separating the lowest two layers
3. Mesosphere c. Extends to about 80 km, with temperature falling to nearly −100°C
4. Ionosphere d. Extends to about 50 km and contains the ozone layer
  1. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
  2. 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c
  3. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
  4. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a
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