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Question 111. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by

15th June
15th July
5th June
1st July

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Answer: Option B. -> 15th July
Answer: (b)
Derived from the Arabic word 'Mausam', monsoon implies a seasonal reversal in wind direction. These changes lead to changes in the seasonal distribution of rainfall and temperature.
Although the Andaman & Nicobar Islands receive monsoon as early as mid-May, the southwest monsoon enters the subcontinent’s mainland through the Kerala coast.
The monsoon then gets divided into two parts: the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch. It normally reaches Mangalore on the west coast and Vishakhapatnam on the east coast within four days.
Both the branches move to reach Mumbai and Kolkata on average between June 10 and 13. The monsoon crosses Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Bhopal by June 15.
Agra has to wait for another five days and Delhi by June 29. The two branches merge over Punjab and Himachal. By mid-July, the southwest monsoon engulfs the entire subcontinent.

Question 112. Assertion (A):
India is a Monsoonal Country.
Reason (R):
The high Himalayas impart it climatic distinctiveness.
Code

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false

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Answer: Option C. -> Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Answer: (c)

Question 113. India has been divided into how many Seismic Risk Zones?

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Answer: Option D. -> 4
Answer: (d)

Question 114. Match List-I (Natural Hazards) with List-II (Regions) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Natural Hazards)
(Regions)
A. Floods
1. Himalayan Foothill Zone
B. Earthquakes
2. Jharkhand and Northern Odisha
C. Droughts
3. Plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
D. Cyclones
4. Mid-Eastern India
Codes: A B C D

3 1 4 2
4 2 3 1
3 1 2 4
2 3 1 4

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Answer: Option A. -> 3 1 4 2
Answer: (a)

Question 115. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to

Their distance from sea
Pollution in Amritsar
The difference in their altitudes
Snowfall in Shimla

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Answer: Option C. -> The difference in their altitudes
Answer: (c)

Question 116. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
The frequency of landslides has increased in the Himalayas.
Reason (R):
There has been large scale mining in the Himalayas in recent years.
In the context of the above which one of the following is correct?

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false

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Answer: Option C. -> Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Answer: (c)

Question 117. Delhi gets winter rainfall due to

north east monsoons
western disturbance
south west monsoons
conventional rain

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Answer: Option B. -> western disturbance
Answer: (b)Delhi gets winter rainfall due to western disturbance.

Question 118. When there is a very heavy rainfall in the Pushkar Hills, where does floods occur?

Sawai Madhopur
Sojat
Ajmer
Balotra

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Answer: Option D. -> Balotra
Answer: (d)

Question 119. Which of the following Water Management Strategy in India is cost-effective?

Treatment and use of waste water
Recycling and Re-use of water
Improvement of the flusti system
Rain water harvesting

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Answer: Option D. -> Rain water harvesting
Answer: (d)

Question 120. High temperature and low pressure over the Indian Subcontinent during the summer season draws air from the Indian Ocean leading to the in-blowing of the