UPSC PYQPrelims 2022

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 81

Consider the following statements: 1. High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth. 2. Low clouds have a high absorption of infrared radiation emanating from the Earth's surface and thus cause warming effect. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

व्याख्या

It is the reverse: high thin clouds trap outgoing infrared and warm the surface, while low thick clouds reflect sunlight and cool it.