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 cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…