Consider the following statements about clouds: 1. Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform. 2. According to the altitude, clouds are classified as high clouds, middle clouds, and low clouds. 3. Stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are t

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Q: 106 (CDS-II/2023)
Consider the following statements about clouds:
1. Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform.
2. According to the altitude, clouds are classified as high clouds, middle clouds, and low clouds.
3. Stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are types of high clouds.
4. Clouds having nimbo attached to their name produce precipitation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

CDS-II

Statement 1 and 2 are generally correct classifications. Stratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus are not typically high clouds. Statement 4 correctly associates 'nimbo' with precipitation.