{"id":86460,"date":"2025-06-01T03:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86460"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:48:15","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-clouds-1-two-major-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-clouds-1-two-major-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about clouds :\n  1. Two major forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about clouds :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform.<\/li>\n<li>2. According to the altitude, clouds are classified as high clouds, middle clouds and low clouds.<\/li>\n<li>3. Stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are types of high clouds.<\/li>\n<li>4. Clouds having nimbo attached to their name produce precipitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct statements are 1, 2, and 4.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Clouds are broadly classified based on their form into stratiform (layered or sheet-like) and cumuliform (piled, lumpy, or puffy). Other forms include cirriform (wispy or fibrous) and nimbiform (rain-bearing).<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Clouds are also classified by altitude into three main levels: High clouds (base typically above 6 km), Middle clouds (base between 2 and 6 km), and Low clouds (base below 2 km). There is also vertical development clouds (like Cumulonimbus) that span multiple levels.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Stratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus are classified as low clouds (base below 2 km). High clouds include Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is correct. The prefix &#8220;nimbo-&#8221; or suffix &#8220;-nimbus&#8221; is used to indicate clouds that produce precipitation. Nimbostratus and Cumulonimbus are the primary rain-bearing clouds.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe ten basic cloud genera recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus (High), Altocumulus, Altostratus (Middle), Stratus, Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus (Low), and Cumulonimbus (Vertical).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about clouds : 1. Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform. 2. According to the altitude, clouds are classified as high clouds, middle clouds and low clouds. 3. Stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are types of high clouds. 4. Clouds having nimbo attached to their name produce precipitation. Which of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about clouds :\n  1. 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Clouds are broadly classified based on their form into stratiform (layered or sheet-like) and cumuliform (piled, lumpy, or puffy). Other forms include cirriform (wispy or fibrous) and nimbiform (rain-bearing). Statement 2 is correct. Clouds are also classified by altitude into three main levels: High clouds (base typically above 6 km), Middle clouds (base between 2 and 6 km), and Low clouds (base below 2 km). There is also vertical development clouds (like Cumulonimbus) that span multiple levels. Statement 3 is incorrect. Stratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus are classified as low clouds (base below 2 km). High clouds include Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus. Statement 4 is correct. The prefix \"nimbo-\" or suffix \"-nimbus\" is used to indicate clouds that produce precipitation. 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There is also vertical development clouds (like Cumulonimbus) that span multiple levels. Statement 3 is incorrect. Stratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus are classified as low clouds (base below 2 km). High clouds include Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, and Cirrostratus. Statement 4 is correct. The prefix \"nimbo-\" or suffix \"-nimbus\" is used to indicate clouds that produce precipitation. 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