{"id":2382,"date":"2025-05-01T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:39:23","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-136","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-136","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Statement-I:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Statement-II:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-I Statement-II explains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-I Statement-II explains<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6812e4c3eca90\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The troposphere is the\u00a0<strong>lowermost layer of the atmosphere<\/strong>. Its\u00a0<strong>average height is 13 km<\/strong>\u00a0and extends roughly to a height of\u00a0<strong>8 km near the poles and about 18 km at the equator.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reason for this variation is that the\u00a0<strong>equatorial regions receive more intense solar energy, heating the surface and causing the air to rise higher<\/strong>. This makes the troposphere thicker at the equator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thickness of the troposphere is\u00a0<strong>greatest at the equator\u00a0<\/strong>because\u00a0<strong>heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This layer contains dust particles and water vapour. All changes in climate and weather take place in this layer. The temperature in this layer decreases at the rate of 1\u00b0C for every 165m of height. This is the most important layer for all biological activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>zone separating the tropsophere from stratosphere is known as the tropopause.\u00a0<\/strong>The air temperature at the tropopause is about minus 80\u00b0C over the equator and about minus 45\u00b0C over the poles. The temperature here is nearly constant, and hence, it is called the tropopause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement-I:&nbsp;Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II:&nbsp;At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? 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