{"id":88427,"date":"2025-06-01T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88427"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:10:11","slug":"consider-the-following-characteristics-of-a-tropical-cyclone-1-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-characteristics-of-a-tropical-cyclone-1-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone :\n  1. A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. A warm sea temperature of > 26\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>2. High relative humidity of atmosphere at a height of > 700 m<\/li>\n<li>3. Atmospheric instability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above mentioned characteristics are associated with which one of the following cycles of its development ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Formulation and initial stage&#8221; option2=&#8221;Modification stage&#8221; option3=&#8221;Full maturity&#8221; option4=&#8221;Decay&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#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 NDA-2 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe characteristics listed are the essential pre-conditions required for the initial formation and development of a tropical cyclone. These include sufficient warm sea surface temperature, high humidity, and atmospheric instability which fuel the convection and low pressure development necessary for cyclogenesis.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Warm sea temperature (> 26\u00b0C) provides the necessary heat and moisture.<br \/>\n&#8211; High relative humidity in the lower and mid-troposphere is crucial for cloud formation and thunderstorm development.<br \/>\n&#8211; Atmospheric instability allows for vigorous vertical convection, which drives the storm&#8217;s development.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nTropical cyclones develop in stages: formation\/initial stage, juvenile\/modification stage, mature stage, and decay stage. The listed conditions are specific requirements for the *formation* stage, where a tropical disturbance begins to organize and intensify into a tropical depression or storm.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone : 1. A warm sea temperature of > 26\u00b0C 2. High relative humidity of atmosphere at a height of > 700 m 3. Atmospheric instability The above mentioned characteristics are associated with which one of the following cycles of its development ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Formulation and initial stage&#8221; &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone :\n  1. 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