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1.
A geographical area with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics: [2010]
If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be?
2.
A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider the following statements: [2010]
- Normal El Nino forms in the Central Pacific ocean whereas El Nino Modoki forms in Eastern Pacific ocean.
- Normal El Nino results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean but El Nino Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency.
Which of these statements are true?
3.
Consider the following statements: [2009]
- In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt.
- In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.
Which of these statements are correct?
4.
Consider the following names: [2009]
- Ike
- Kate
- Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently?
5.
Consider the following statement: [2008]
- The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
- The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of these statements are correct?
6.
Consider the following statements: [2007]
- Either of the two belts over the oceans at about 30° to 35° N and S Latitudes is known as Horse Latitude.
- Horse latitudes are low pressure belts.
Which of these statements are true?
7.
Consider the following statements: [2006]
- Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
- Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
- Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Which of these statements are correct?
8.
Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect. [2005]
9.
Which one of the following statements is correct? [2004]
10.
Assertion (A): The thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator. Reason (R): High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator. [2004]
