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Consider the following places:
1. Shimla
2. Gangtok
3. Mumbai
4. Delhi
Arrange these cities in decreasing order of their atmospheric pressure on their ground surface using the codes given below:
3, 4, 1, 2
4, 3, 2, 1
3, 1, 4, 2
2, 4, 1, 3
3, 4, 1, 2
The reservoir Gobind Sagar is on the river —
Sutlej
Sone
Rihand
Narmada
Sutlej
Where is the mountain pass Nathu La located?
Arunachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Jammu and Kashmir
Sikkim
With reference to atmosphereic pressure, consider the following statements
1. Atmospheric pressure decrement towards poles
2. Atmospheric pressure decrement with altitude
3. High pressure is experienced over continents during winter season
4. All deserts experience low pressure throughout the year
Which of these statements are correct?
1 and 3
2 and 3
1 and 4
2 and 4
2 and 3
Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall?
Drizzling
Lightning and thunder
Torrential rain
Afternoon rain
Drizzling
Which one of the following statements is right?
Fishes eat only animal matter
Heart is three-chambered in tadpoles
All fishes have swim bladders
Tadpoles have gills
Tadpoles have gills
Which one of the following barrages supplies water to the Indira Gandhi Canal?
Bhakra
Harika
Narora
Pandoh
Harika
The Coral reef, which is circular or elliptical in shape and encloses a lagoon, is called —
a barrier rock
an atoll
a coral dune
a coral fringe
an atoll
The climate of India is mainly tropical because
of the seasonal influence of jet streams
huge portion of India lies within the tropics
of the over-powering influence of Indian Ocean
of the location of the Himalayas in its North
of the location of the Himalayas in its North
The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known as
Bhabar
Bhangar
Khadar
Terai
Khadar