Previous Year Question Paper (2026)
2026
Geography — Honours
Paper: DSCC-6 (Climatology)
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Full Marks: 75
Group - A
Answer any ten questions (each within 50 words).
2 × 10
1. What is 'greenhouse effect'?
2. Define adiabatic lapse rate.
3. What is orographic rainfall?
4. What is drizzle?
5. What is meant by 'ozone hole'?
6. Name the forms of condensation.
7. What is smog?
8. What is heat equator?
9. Distinguish between cloud and fog.
10. What is freezing nuclei?
11. Is there any role of Coriolis force on cyclone formation?
12. Which part of India gets rainfall in winter?
13. How does latitude influence insolation?
14. What is ENSO?
Group - B
Answer any five questions (each within 125 words).
5 × 5
15. Explain Heat Budget of the earth.
16. Differentiate between frontogenesis and frontolysis.
17. State the role of water vapour and dust particles in the atmosphere.
18. Differentiate between evaporation and condensation.
19. What is 'precipitation effectiveness'?
20. Describe the formation and characteristics of occluded fronts.
21. Define air mass and discuss its major characteristics.
Group - C
Answer any two questions (each within 500 words).
15 × 2
22. What is 'inversion of temperature' and discuss its different types.
23. Discuss the mechanism of monsoon circulation with special reference to India.
24. Mention the trend and causes of climate change.
25. Critically discuss Köppen's climatic classification and evaluate its merits and limitations.
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