Which one of the following values of temperatures is correct for

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11.

In which one of the following atmospheric layers temperature remains constant ? 

  • Stratosphere

  • Tropopause

  • Mesosphere

  • Troposphere


12.

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of surface components of pressure and wind from the equator to poles ?

 

 

  • polar easterlies , westerlies , sub-tropical highs , trade winds

  • sub-tropical highs , westerlies , trade winds , polar easterlies

  • trade winds , sub-tropical highs , westerlies , polar easterlies

  • trade winds , polar easterlies , westerlies , sub-tropical highs


13.

ASSERTION (A) : Above 1000 meters altitudes most winds follow a geostrophic or near geostrophic course.

REASON (R) : The friction layer of the atmosphere extends to only about 1000 meters above the ground.

  • Both (A) are (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 

  • Both (A) are (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


14.

Which one of the following isotherms for the average temperature of the warmest month is generally accepted as equator ward edge of the Tundra climate ?

  • 2°C

  • 10°C

  • 5°C

  • 15°C


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15.

ASSERTION (A) : The trade winds are predominantly easterly.

REASON (R) : An easterly wind blows from west to east.

  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 

  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  • (A) is true, but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


16.

Which one of the following types of climate is appropriate for BWh in Koppen's World Climate classification ?

  • Subtropical Desert Climate

  • Subtropical Steppe Climate

  • Mid-latitude Desert Climate

  • Mid-latitude Steppe Climate


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17.

Which one of the following values of temperatures is correct for the average freezing point for seawater in Arctic and Antarctic seas ?

  • 2°C

  • 0°C

  • -2°C

  • -10°C


C.

-2°C


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18.

 

LIST I 

(Plate Name)

LIST II

(Direction of Movement)

(a) Indo-Australian plate (1) East
(b) Cocos plate (2) West
(c) Pacific plate (3) North
(d) Nazca plate (4) North-West
  • a-3 , b-4 , c-1 , d-2

  • a-3 , b-4 , c-2 , d-1

  • a-3 , b-2 , c-1 , d-4

  • a-1 , b-2 , c-3 ,d-4


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19.

Which one of the following periods when the sea level around world , was as much as 130 meters lower than today ?

  • Holocene

  • Pleistocene

  • Miocene

  • Cambrian


20.

ASSERTION (A) : The moon produces greater percentage of Earth's tides than the Sun.

REASON (R) : The Sun is closer to the Earth than the Moon.

  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true.


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