Question

What does WMO stand for?
A. World Metal Organisation.
B.World Meteorological Organisation
C.World Monetary Organisation
D.None of these

Answer 1

Hint:The WMO is an organisation under the United Nations. It was formed in 1970.The headquarters are in Switzerland, Geneva.

Complete answer: The WMO stands for World Meteorological Organisation. It is an agency that specialises and tries to promote international cooperation on geophysics,climatology,atmospheric science and hydrology.The International Meteorological Organisation which is a non-governmental organisation gave rise to this World Meteorological Organisation. The International Meteorological Organisation was formed in order to exchange information on weather data and research. The WMO consists of 193 countries. Free and unrestricted exchange of data, research and information takes place between the member countries.The body is an authoritative voice to comment on the state of the earth’s atmosphere. Every four years the World Meteorological Congress is held to discuss future plans and policies.Every 23rd march the world Meteorological Day is celebrated around the world.The WMO also sets down the universal units for the evaluation of meteorological elements. The strategic plans of the WMO includes Disaster Risk reduction,Aviation meteorological services,capacity development, governance and many more.
Option B is the correct answer.

Note: In India the authoritative body that can share information regarding the atmosphere of the earth is called the Indian Meteorological Department.This is an agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.the headquarters of the IMD is in New Delhi. There are hundreds of observation centres which are located across India as well as Antarctica.