2025 · Q35
Identify the cloud on the basis of the following characteristics relating to it:
- IThey look like cotton wool.
- IIThey exist in patches and have flat base.
- IIIThey are generally formed at a height of 4 to 7 km. Select the answer using the code given below:
General KnowledgeGeography
- ACirrus
- BCumulus
- CNimbus
- DStratus
Explanation
NCERT describes cumulus clouds as looking like cotton wool, existing in detached patches with flat bases scattered across the sky. Cirrus are feathery, high-altitude ice clouds; nimbus are dark rain-bearing clouds; and stratus form uniform grey layers. Only cumulus matches the given description.