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1.
On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours? [2024]
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Arctic Circle
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
2.
Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following? [2023]
3.
Consider the following statements: [2023]
- In a seismograph, P waves recorded earlier than S waves.Â
- In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.Â
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
4.
In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the: [2022]
5.
On 21st June, the Sun: [2019]
6.
The word ‘Denisovan’ is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to: [2019]
7.
Which of the following is/are the possible consequences of heavy sand mining in riverbeds? [2018]
- Decreased salinity in the waterÂ
- Pollution of groundwaterÂ
- Lowering of the water level
8.
Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms? [2014]
- Continental driftÂ
- Glacial cycles
9.
Variations in the length of daytime and night-time from season to season are due to? [2013]
10.
On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion? [2013]