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• Release Date :: 15.06.2024
  
• Presents ‘Twister’ an Online Quiz on ‘World Wind Day’ (Observed on 15th June)
  
• All Questions are based on general knowledge and interesting facts about Wind.
  
• Twister Online Quiz consists of 25-MCQs – Multiple Choice Questions. 
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1. What is called the Geological processes powered by the wind?

4 points

Photosynthesis

Bio-hazards

Eolian

Ionization

2. Turbulence of air increases in proportion to which parameter of the air flow?

4 points

Volume

Velocity

Acceleration

Distance

3. Which of the following is an important source of dust?

4 points

Volcanic dust from eruptions

Clay minerals from soils

Organic sources including charcoal, pollen and bacteria

All of these

4. What constitutes wind speeds of 117km per hour or more?

4 points

Moderate to Strong Breeze

Moderate to Strong Gale

Whole Gale to Storm

Hurricane

5. In temperate zones of the earth between 30 degree and 60 degree latitude, the prevailing winds come from which direction?

4 points

North

South

East

West

6. The process by which the ground surface is lowered by wind erosion is called?

4 points

Deflation

Decomposition

Absorption

Conservation

7. Which of the following will not accelerate deflation?

4 points

Established Vegetation

Building Construction

Motor Vehicle Tracks

Thermoluminescence

8. How does desert pavement form?

4 points

By Intense Rainfall

By Stream Erosion

By Biodegradation

By Wind Erosion

9. Which of the following is not related to wind erosion?

4 points

Deforestation

Ventifacts

Deflation

Blowouts

10. When did the development of wind power in India begin?

4 points

1886 onwards

1850 onwards

1986 onwards

1950 onwards

11. At what range of speed is the electricity from the wind turbine is generated?

4 points

250 to 1000 km per hour

200 to 650 km per hour

100 to 450 km per hour

12 to 60 km per hour

12. What are used to turn wind energy into electrical energy?

4 points

Wind Turbines

Generators

Hydrometers

Inverters

13. What type of energy is wind energy?

4 points

Renewable Energy

Non-Renewable Energy

Conventional Energy

Commercial Energy

14. What happens when the land near the earth’s equator is heated?

4 points

All the Oceans gets heated up

Small Wind Currents are formed

Rise is observed in Tides

Large Atmospheric Winds are created

15. What is the main source for the formation of wind?

4 points

Uneven land

Sun

Vegetation

Seasons

16. With the help of Windmill ‘Wind Energy’ is converted into which energy?

4 points

Chemical

Solar

Electrical

Heat

17. Which of the following is/are the classification of winds?

4 points

Global wind

Local wind

Both Global and Local Wind

Neither Global nor Local

18. Global Cold Wind moves from which place to where?

4 points

Polar to Equatorial Region

Equatorial to Polar Region

Equatorial to Oceanic Region

Oceanic to Equatorial Region

19. Global Cold Wind generated from Oceans moves to where?

4 points

Mountains

Equator

Plain Areas

Poles

20. Global winds towards westerly direction are known as?

4 points

Trade Winds

Western Winds

Eastern Winds

Wonder Winds

21. Which of the following is the energy used by the Wind (with the help of wind turbines) to produce Electricity?

4 points

Kinetic

Potential

Chemical

Geothermal

22. Which of the Indian state have ‘Jaisalmer Wind Park’?

4 points

Rajasthan

Karnataka

Odisha

Haryana

23. Which of the following is an advantage of wind energy?

4 points

No CO2 Emission

Eco-friendly

More Power Generation

All the above

24. Source of Wind energy is is not always available hence characterised as?

4 points

Intermittent

Portable

Constant Power

Fossil Fuel

25. On which of the following variable parameters do wind energy generation depends on?

4 points

Temperature

Humidity

Velocity of Air

All the above