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Answer: Option B. -> Indira Point
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Question 62. Which of the following statements regarding southwest monsoon in India is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- Monsoon reaches the Malabar coast first
- Rajasthan does not get rainfall from south-west monsoon
- South-west monsoon retreats when the permanent wind belts start shifting to the south
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Answer: Option D. -> I, II and III
Answer: (d)
The southwest monsoon brings rains towards the end of summer as the high pressure built in the Indian Ocean pushes the wind masses towards the low pressure formed on land.
It’s the temperature variation between the sea and the landmass – sea air being cooler and land being warmer – that causes the action.
Also, we have to take an important factor called Temperature Gradient into consideration. It is the Temperature Variation Between The landmass and the surrounding sea.
Answer: (d)
The southwest monsoon brings rains towards the end of summer as the high pressure built in the Indian Ocean pushes the wind masses towards the low pressure formed on land.
It’s the temperature variation between the sea and the landmass – sea air being cooler and land being warmer – that causes the action.
Also, we have to take an important factor called Temperature Gradient into consideration. It is the Temperature Variation Between The landmass and the surrounding sea.
Answer: Option D. -> Himadri
Answer: (d)
The Himalayas is divided into three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya).
These divisions extend almost uninterrupted throughout their length and are separated by major geological fault lines.
Answer: (d)
The Himalayas is divided into three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya).
These divisions extend almost uninterrupted throughout their length and are separated by major geological fault lines.
Answer: Option C. -> Nilgiri Hills
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option B. -> Godwin Austin
Answer: (b)Godwin Austen (K2) is the highest peak in the given options. It is the world’s second tallest peak It islocated in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya in Northern Kashmir. Its height is 8611m.
Answer: (b)Godwin Austen (K2) is the highest peak in the given options. It is the world’s second tallest peak It islocated in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya in Northern Kashmir. Its height is 8611m.
Answer: Option D. -> Zozila
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> 7
Answer: (a)Let’s count the shortest route in the mapNagaland,KohimaAssamW.BengalOdishaAndhra PradeshKarnataka (or Tamilnadu)Kerala, KottayamTotal seven states.
Answer: (a)Let’s count the shortest route in the mapNagaland,KohimaAssamW.BengalOdishaAndhra PradeshKarnataka (or Tamilnadu)Kerala, KottayamTotal seven states.
Answer: Option D. -> is a front sloping
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> Tropic of cancer
Answer: (a)The Tropic of Cancer 23°30’ N divides India into almost two halves.
Answer: (a)The Tropic of Cancer 23°30’ N divides India into almost two halves.
Answer: Option B. -> 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)