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Geography Quiz 26

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1. 
The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26°C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9°C. The station in Q is: [2002]

2. 
In the shaded area of the above map, the mean temperature for the month of July varies between: [2001]

3. 
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium? [2000]

4. 
If it is 10:00 a.m. IST, then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92°E longitude? [1999]

5. 
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: [1997]

List I (Climatic Conditions)

List II (Reasons)

I. Chennai is warmer than Calcutta

A) North-East 

Monsoon

II. Snowfall in 

Himalayas

B) Altitude

III. Rainfall decreases 

from Depressions

C) Western West 

Bengal to Punjab

IV. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in 

water

D) Distance from 

sea

 

E) Latitude

6. 
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [1997]

7. 
The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that: [1995]

8. 
Consider the map given below: [1995]


The divisions along India’s coastal region indicate:

9. 
The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved: [1995]

10. 
The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge landmass called: [1995]

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