Chapter 3

Agrometeorology

Quest.“The study of envelope of air surrounding the planet and of the phenomenon associated
with atmosphere.”
Ans.Meteorology
Quest.A weather condition over a given region during a longest period.
Ans.Climate
Quest.A condition of atmosphere at a given place at a given time.
Ans.Weather
Quest.Monsoon is a
Ans.Arabic word
Quest.Gaseous envelop surrounding the earth known as
Ans.Atmosphere
Quest.The ultimate source of energy on the earth is
Ans.The sun
Quest.The mean distance between Earth and Sun
Ans.1.5 x 108 km
Quest.Temperature on the sun is around
Ans.6000°C
Quest.Who discovered solar energy?
Ans.Auguste Mouchout
Quest.The radiation in the sunlight that gives us the feeling of hotness is
Ans.Infra-red
Quest.The radiations emitted by the sun and responsible for the cause of skin cancer
Ans.Ultra-violet
Quest.In the atmosphere, which of the following gases account for about 99.0 % per cent by

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Ans.Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
Quest.Percentage concentration of CO2 in air and soil is
Ans.0.030% and 0.25%
Quest.An average % of solar radiation reaching to the earth
Ans.50
Quest.Who is the first scientist attempted to classify the climate?
Ans.De Condole (1900)
Quest.Koppen and Thornthwaite classified the climate on the basis of
Ans.Annual Rainfall and annual Evaporation
Quest.Troll classified the climate on the basis of
Ans.Humid month and temperature
Quest.The instrument able to record almost all meteorological data by desired interval at any
time and any place
Ans.Automatic weather station
Quest.The value of solar constant is
Ans.1.94 cal/cm2/min
Quest.A certain part of energy received from the sun, is reflected back to space by the earth
known as?
Ans.Albedo
Quest.The structure of atmosphere is divided on the basis of
Ans.Vertical temperature difference
Quest.All weather phenomena (i.e. Rain, fog, frost, clouds) occur in the zone of
Ans.Troposphere
Quest.Closest and Densest layer of atmosphere
Ans.Troposphere (8-18 km height)
Quest.Ozone layer is present in
Ans.Stratosphere zone (20-48 km)
Quest.The coldest region of the atmosphere
Ans.Mesosphere

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Quest.Radio transmission found in
Ans.Ionosphere zone
Quest.Gas less zone is
Ans.Thermosphere (>80 km height)
Quest.Blue colour of the sky and red colour of sunset is due to
Ans.Dispersion
Quest.What is the wavelength of visible solar radiation?
Ans.0.39-0.7 nm
Quest.Wavelength longer than ______ m/μ is not visible to the eye, and are called infrared
Ans.750
Quest.The weight of the carbon of air at any given place and time.
Ans.Atmospheric pressure
Quest.The mean sea level pressure is
Ans.1013.25 milibars
Quest.What is wind?
Ans.Air blowing at a point.
Quest.North of the equator, surface winds are known as
Ans.Northeast trade winds
Quest.Wind direction is determined with the help of instrument
Ans.Wind vane
Quest.Wind turbines uses
Ans.Kinetic energy
Quest.Heat flow in solid/soil takes place mainly through the process of
Ans.Conduction
Quest.Heat flow in liquid/water by process of
Ans.Convection
Quest.Heat flow in air by process of
Ans.Radiation
Quest.Evaporation is measured by
Ans.Evaporimeter

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Quest.Wind pressure is measured by
Ans.Beaufort scale
Quest.Atmospheric pressure is measured by
Ans.Barometer
Quest.Relative humidity (RH) is measured by
Ans.Hygrometer/Psychrometer
Quest.Total incoming solar radiation is measured by
Ans.Pyranometer
Quest.Evapotranspiration is measured by
Ans.Lysimeter
Quest.Combination of Dry bulb and Wet bulb thermometer used for
Ans.Relative Humidity
Quest.Rainfall is measured by
Ans.Raingauge
Quest.Instrument used for estimating ET under field condition
Ans.Can Evaporimeter
Quest.Continuous temperature record by which instrument
Ans.Thermograph
Quest.Which Instrument record temperature without contact the object
Ans.Infrared thermometer
Quest.Instrument used for measuring concentration of ozone in air
Ans.Ozonometer
Quest.Imaginary line that represents the equal temperature
Ans.Isotherm
Quest.Lines of equal pressure
Ans.Isobar
Quest.Lines of equal rainfall
Ans.Isohyets
Quest.Lines of equal cloud cover
Ans.Isonephs

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Quest.The optimum temperature for better crop production is between
Ans.18 – 24°C
Quest.Lowest temperature in a day is observed at
Ans.Just before sunshine
Quest.What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate in troposphere
Ans.6.5°C/km
Quest.The formulae of Relative humidity is

Ans.RH (%) =

Quest.The monsoon covers 75% rainfall in India

Ans.Southwest monsoon
Quest.Date of onset of Monsoon in India
Ans.1st June
Quest.Date of Monsoon withdrawal in India
Ans.31st Sept.
Quest.Average annual rainfall of India
Ans.400 Mha-m.
Quest.One particular day, if the rain received 2.5 mm or more
Ans.Rainy day
Quest.An average size of rain drop
Ans.2 mm dia
Quest.Atmospheric water is known as
Ans.Green water
Quest.Soil water is known as
Ans.Blue water
Quest.Which clouds are known as rainy clouds?
Ans.Nimbo-stratus and Cumulonimbus
Quest.Clouds types which give the heavy and continuous precipitation
Ans.Cumulonimbus

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Quest.An aggregation of minute drops of water suspended in the air at higher altitude termed as
Ans.Clouds
Quest.The unit used to record clouds
Ans.Okta
Quest.Cold cloud seeding is done by use of chemical
Ans.Silver iodide (AgI2)
Quest.Warm cloud seeding is done by
Ans.Sodium chloride (NaCl)
Quest.Indian Meteorological Organization (IMD) situated in
Ans.Pune (1932)
Quest.Phenomenon of warming of eastern pacific
Ans.EI nino
Quest.Phenomenon of cooling of eastern pacific
Ans.LI nino
Quest.Which surface has least Albedo?
Ans.Moist black soil
Quest.An engine of desertification
Ans.Drought
Quest.A period of 4 consecutive weeks from May to mid October or 6 consecutive weeks during
rest of the year
Ans.Agriculture drought
Quest.Widely used index for classification of droughts
Ans.Palmer drought index
Quest.The branch of science in which, the collection and interpretation of information about a
target without being in physical contact with it?
Ans.Remote Sensing
Quest.National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) is situated at
Ans.Hyderabad
Quest.Medium range weather forecasting is done for
Ans.3-10 days

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Quest.Forecast will help in planning cropping pattern
Ans.Long range weather
Quest.According to Planning Commission, Agro Climatic Zones in India are
Ans.15
Quest.According to NBSSLUP, Agro Ecological Regions in India are
Ans.21
Quest.The relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit unit of temperature
Ans.

Quest.A natural warming process involving the interaction of sunlight and carbon dioxide and
other gases from the atmosphere
Ans.Green house effect
Quest.Three common greenhouse gases include
Ans.Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide
Quest.Chief green house gas responsible for global warming
Ans.CO2 (50%)
Quest.Which green house gas linked with rice crop?
Ans.Methane (CH4)
Quest.The gas, responsible for ozone depletion
Ans.CF2Cl2
Quest.Which one is a substitute for CFCs
Ans.Hydrofluorocarbons
Quest.The chemicals most commonly found in acid precipitation are
Ans.Sulphuric acid and nitric acid
Quest.Normal rain water is slightly acidic with a pH of about
Ans.5.6

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