1. Cyclonic precipitation occurs due to _____.
[A] Atmospheric disturbance
[B] Mountain barrier
[C] Pressure difference
[D] Temperature difference
Answer: Option C
2. Find the average depth of annual precipitation over the basin of 250 km^2. The area between the two isohyets 45 cm and 55 cm is 100 km^2, and that between 55 cm and 65 cm is 150 km^2.
[A] 56 cm
[B] 54 cm
[C] 61 cm
[D] 50 cm
Answer: Option A
3. Double Mass Curve is used _____.
[A] to check the consistency of precipitation records
[B] to predict annual precipitation
[C] to determine average rainfall over an area
[D] to estimate the capacity of a reservoir
Answer: Option A
4. Which one of the following is not a major type of storm precipitation?
[A] Air mass storm
[B] Frontal storm
[C] Orographic storm
[D] Non-Frontal storm
Answer: Option A
5. Probable maximum precipitation (PMP) is ____.
[A] Maximum precipitation for all past recorded storms
[B] Projected precipitation for a 100-year return period
[C] Effective Precipitable water
[D] Upper limit of physically possible precipitation
Answer: Option D