Which of the following is/are environmental effects of Rotation of the Earth?

1. Daily or diurnal rhythm in daylight and air temperature.
2. Flow path of both air and water are turned consistently in a side-ward direction.
3. The movement of the tides.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 1,2 and 3

• 3 only

12.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of proved coal reserves in the Indian States in decreasing order?

• Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal

• Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal

• Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

• Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand

Consider the following statements relating to Richter scale:

1. It was devised in 1935 by Charles F. Richter.
2. It describes the quantity of energy released by a single earthquake.
3. Richter Scale has no upper limit.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following ocean currents is NOT a cold ocean current?

• Canary current

• California current

• Kuroshio current

• Oyashio current

What is the time gap in occurrence of two successive tides at a given place on the ocean surface?

• 12 hours

• 12 hours 26 minutes

• 24 hours

• 24 hours 52 minutes

Kamarajar Port was commissioned in 2001 to handle thermal coal requirements. It is situated along the coast of which Indian State?

• Andhra Pradesh

• Odisha

• Tamil Nadu

• Karnataka

Which one of the following Union Territories of India is the smallest in terms of geographical area?

• Daman and Diu

• Chandigarh

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli

• Lakshadweep

Which one of the following can be said to be essentially related to 'Polar Front Theory'?

• Anticyclone

• Tropical Cyclone

• Temperate Cyclone

• Inter Tropical Convergence

Brahmaputra and Indus rivers are antecedent rivers. Which one of the following may be the true definition of an antecedent drainage?

• Which follows the initial slope of the Himalaya

• Which existed before the Himalayan range came into existence

• Which followed the dip or rock beds of the Himalaya.

• Which followed the strikes of rock beds of the Himalaya

The Karachi resolution of Congress in 1931 advocated which one of the following issues?

• State shall not own or control key industries and services

• State shall handover the key industries and services to the Indian business groups

• State should allow the Indian business group to invest fifty percent of the capital

• State shall own or control key industries and services