Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
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 a warming effect.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: D
• High cirrus clouds are transparent to incoming solar radiation but trap outgoing infrared, causing net warming.
• Low stratus clouds reflect solar radiation back to space, producing net cooling.
• Both statements reverse the radiative effects of high and low clouds.
Attempt Prelims MCQs or open Mains questions by paper — then continue the same bank inside the app with visual decks.
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