UPSC Geography Atmosphere / वायुमंडल Question Bank Atmosphere

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    The humidity of air measured in percentage is called                                           [NDA 2017-I]

    A)  absolute humidity         

    B)  specific humidity

    C)  relative humidity           

    D)  all of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The amount of water vapour in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. The relative humidity is the percent of saturated humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturate vapour density,                                   actual wapour density. \[\text{Relative}\,\text{Humidity=}\frac{\text{actual}\,\text{wapor}\,\text{density}}{\text{saturation}\,\text{vapor}\,\text{density}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100 }\!\!%\!\!\text{ }\]


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