Quiz: How Much You Know About Cyclones?

Questions : 14 | Total Attempts: 518 | Recent Updated: 15-Sep-2020
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A cyclone is a large-scale system of spiral winds in a region of low atmospheric pressure, which rotates in a center of low atmospheric pressure at the equator north of the equator and in a clockwise direction toward the south. Cyclones occur primarily in the middle and high latitude belts of both hemispheres, and cyclones typically occur with violent storms and inclement weather. The cyclone rapidly circulates air around the low-pressure area. The word cyclone is derived from the Greek word cyclo meaning coils of snakes. It was coined by Henry Paddington because tropical storms in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea appear like coiled snakes of the. So let's start this quiz and compare your knowledge about Cyclones.

Questions Excerpt


1. How many types of Cyclones?

A. Five types

B. Two types

C. Three types

D. Seven types

2. Which of the following is the biggest cyclone in India?

A. Galveston

B. Okeechobee

C. San Ciriaco

D. Cyclone Hudhud

3. Which of these is the most powerful cyclone?

A. Typhoon Tip

B. Haiphong Typhoon

C. Hurricane Sandy

D. Hooghly River Cyclone

4. Which of the following country is most affected by cyclones?

A. Australia

B. England

C. United states

D. Madagascar

5. Which of the following is the longest tropical cyclone in history?

A. Galveston 1915

B. Hooghly River Cyclone

C. Super Typhoon Tip's

D. Hurricane/Typhoon John

6. Which of these is the smallest cyclone in the world?

A. Cyclone Vayu

B. Cyclone Ockhi

C. Tropical cyclone Marco

D. Tropical Storm Pabuk

7. Average how many cyclones occur each year in the world?

A. 90

B. 86

C. 85

D. 95

8. Which is the biggest cyclone in the United States of America?

A. Okeechobee

B. San Ciriaco

C. Cyclone Hudhud

D. Hurricane Harvey

9. Which term for Cyclone is applied in the China Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

A. Hurricane

B. Typhoon

C. Tornadoes

D. All of above

10. Which of these causes tropical cyclones to rotate?

A. Tension Force

B. Frictional Force

C. Coriolis Force

D. Gravitational Force

11. Which of the is another name for tropical cyclone?

A. Storm Pabuk

B. Hurricane

C. Atlantic

D. None of these

12. What was the wind speed of "Cyclone Fani"?

A. 350km/h

B. 300km/h

C. 250km/h

D. 500km/h

13. When was Cyclone Yemyin comes in India?

A. 11 June 2017

B. 21 June 2017

C. 21 June 2015

D. 11 June 2019

14. Which country gave the name Bulbul cyclone?

A. India

B. Pakistan

C. England

D. United States

 

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