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Consider the following Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform According to the alti...........

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    Consider the following :

    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.

    How many of the following above is/are correct ?

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    Explanation:
    1. Correct: Clouds do have two major forms: stratiform and cumuliform.
    2. Correct: Clouds are indeed classified by altitude into high, middle, and low clouds.
    3. Incorrect: Stratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus are types of low clouds, not high clouds.
    4. Correct: Clouds with "nimbo" in their name (like nimbostratus) or "nimbus" as a suffix (like cumulonimbus) are associated with precipitation.

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