2024 · Q95
How can one determine the relative humidity on a particular day at a given place?
General KnowledgeGeography
- AIf temperature is given
- BIf absolute humidity is given
- CIf temperature and absolute humidity both are given
- DIf percentage of absolute humidity is given
Explanation
Relative humidity is the ratio of the actual (absolute) humidity to the saturation humidity at the given temperature, expressed as a percentage. Since saturation vapour pressure depends on temperature, one needs both the temperature and the absolute humidity to determine the relative humidity. Neither alone is sufficient. The answer is (C).