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Answer: Option D. -> Drainage winds
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option B. -> conduction of heat between air and soil on the Earth
Answer: (b)Wind is often found to blow in a hot summer day due to conduction of heat between air and soil on the Earth.
Answer: (b)Wind is often found to blow in a hot summer day due to conduction of heat between air and soil on the Earth.
Answer: Option B. -> Condensation
Answer: (b)Mist is a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth’s surface.
Answer: (b)Mist is a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth’s surface.
Answer: Option B. -> Western disturbances
Answer: (b)
Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Jet streams play an important role in bringing these disturbances to India. Western disturbances are generally active from December to February.
Answer: (b)
Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Jet streams play an important role in bringing these disturbances to India. Western disturbances are generally active from December to February.
Answer: Option D. -> Stratosphere
Answer: (d) Stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere, extends to a height of 50 km above the earth.
Answer: (d) Stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere, extends to a height of 50 km above the earth.
Answer: Option C. -> It increases run-off losses.
Answer: (c)
Rainwater harvesting is a technique used for collecting, storing, and using rainwater for landscape irrigation and other uses. It reduces water runoff, improves infiltration and increases the water storage capacity of the soil.
By reducing the runoff, reduces flooding of water on the roads, improves the quality of water and reduces the chances of soil erosion.
Answer: (c)
Rainwater harvesting is a technique used for collecting, storing, and using rainwater for landscape irrigation and other uses. It reduces water runoff, improves infiltration and increases the water storage capacity of the soil.
By reducing the runoff, reduces flooding of water on the roads, improves the quality of water and reduces the chances of soil erosion.
Answer: Option B. -> Wet and dry tropical
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option B. -> Chinook
Answer: (b)
Westerlies are rather stormy and variable though the main direction remains from west to east. But as their general direction is from the west, they are called the “Westerlies”.
They are also known as “Anti-Trade Winds”, because their movement is in the opposite direction from that of the trade wind.
Answer: (b)
Westerlies are rather stormy and variable though the main direction remains from west to east. But as their general direction is from the west, they are called the “Westerlies”.
They are also known as “Anti-Trade Winds”, because their movement is in the opposite direction from that of the trade wind.
Answer: Option C. -> Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
Half the water vapour in the air in the atmosphere lies below an altitude of 2 kilometres and 90 per cent of water vapour lies below an altitude of 5 kilometres.
The amount of precipitable water in the atmosphere increases from the poles to the equator.
Answer: (c)
Half the water vapour in the air in the atmosphere lies below an altitude of 2 kilometres and 90 per cent of water vapour lies below an altitude of 5 kilometres.
The amount of precipitable water in the atmosphere increases from the poles to the equator.
Answer: Option D. -> B is a cyclone in the northern hemisphere
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
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