Which one among the following groups is referred to as types of precipitation?

• Fog, Dew, and Rain

• Air, Water, and Soil

• Fog, Water, and Rain

• Dew, Soil, and Rain

Which one among the following is the most important source of fish catch in India?

• Deep-sea fisheries

• Coastal fisheries

• Inland natural fisheries

• Inland cultural fisheries

In which one among the following areas of South-East Asia, there is the largest concentration of peasant population?

• Areas of intensive shifting cultivation

• Highland areas where the climate is cooler and healthier

• Cleared lowlands in forest areas

• Areas where grain farming is practised

The largest number of temperate cyclones originate mostly over the

• Indian Ocean

• North Atlantic Ocean

• North Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which one among the following statements is not correct?

• More than 50% of the world's animal species are found in the tropical rain forest

• One-third of the land surface is arid or semi-arid

• Floating plants (phytoplankton) in the ocean produce over half the world's oxygen

• World's important deserts are located across the equator

Which one among the following statements regarding Chinook winds is not correct?

• They rise from the Pacific Ocean

• After crossing the Rockies, they descend to the east of the mountains

• They bring rainfall in the Prairies

• These winds are beneficial to wheat cultivation

The Damuda series of Gondwana system has three stages, namely, Raniganj, Barren Rocks, and Barakar. The middle stage is called Barren because

• it consists of coal and not iron

• it consists of iron and not coal

• it consists of neither coal nor iron

• it is a sedimentary layer consisting of shale and clay

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The cyclonic storm occurring over the Caribbean Sea is known as

• Typhoon

• Willy-Willy

• Hurricane

• Cyclone

Match List-I with List-II

List I (Mountain pass)

1. Zoli La
2. Lipulekh
3. Shipki La
4. Nathu La

List II (State)

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Sikkim
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jammu and Kashmir

• (a) - 2, (b) - 1, (c) - 3, (d) - 4

• (a) - 2, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 4

• (a) - 4, (b) - 1, (c) - 3, (d) - 2

• (a) - 4, (b) - 3, (c) - 1, (d) - 2

Where do you find the Isle of Youth?

• Near Cuba

• Near the Bahamas

• Near Jamaica

• Near Saint Lucia