Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following cloud types is correctly described?

  1. Cirrus clouds are high, thin, detached, feathery and white.
  2. Cumulus clouds are dark, shapeless masses formed only near the ground.
  3. Stratus clouds occur exclusively between 8,000 and 12,000 metres and have a feathery appearance.
  4. Nimbus clouds are scattered white patches with flat bases at 4,000–7,000 metres.
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