The current produced by the upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as

• El Nino

• Humboldt current

• Agulhas current

• Canary current

Rainshadow effect is associated with

• Cyclonic rainfall

• Orographic rainfall

• Convectional rainfall

• Frontal rainfall

Match List-I with List-I

List I (Current)

1. Kuroshio current
2. Peru current
3. Labrador current
4. Florida current

List II (Feature)

1. Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean
2. Cold current in the Atlantic Ocean
3. Warm current in the Pacific Ocean
4. Cold current in the Pacific Ocean

• (a) - 3, (b) - 4, (c) - 2, (d) - 1

• (a) - 3, (b) - 2, (c) - 4, (d) - 1

• (a) - 1, (b) - 4, (c) - 2, (d) - 3

• (a) - 1, (b) - 2, (c) - 4, (d) - 3

The intensity of insolation depends on

• Altitude

• Nature of terrain

• Wind

• Latitude

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Cyclone is a low-pressure system.
2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of the northern hemisphere.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz.
2. The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspar.
3. The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

Which one among the following is a primary rock?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• None of the above

Which one among the following is the largest temperate
desert of the world?

• Patagonian desert

• Taklamakan desert

• Iranian desert

• Turkmen desert

Doldrums is a

• Tropical wind belt

• Tropical wind deflection belt

• Sub-tropical wind belt

• Tropical no-wind belt

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The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast of

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Karnataka

• Andhra Pradesh