Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly defines absolute humidity?

  1. The weight of water vapour present per unit volume of air, expressed in grams per cubic metre.
  2. The percentage of moisture present compared with the air’s full capacity at a given temperature.
  3. The temperature at which a given sample of air becomes saturated.
  4. The state in which air is incapable of holding additional moisture at a given temperature.
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…