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  1. 711UPSC2005GeographyEnglish

    Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Reason (R): The direction of wind patterns in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.

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    Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  2. 712MPPSC2008GeographyEnglish

    Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in Southern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in Northern Hemisphere. Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in Northern and Southern Hemispheres are governed by Coriolis effect.

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    Correct option: D — (A) is false, but (R) is true

  3. 713MPSC2018GeographyEnglish

    Westerlies in Southern Hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in Northern Hemisphere because 1. Southern Hemisphere has less landmass as compared to Northern Hemisphere. 2. Coriolis force is higher in Southern Hemisphere as compared to Northern Hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: A — Only 1

  4. 714UPSC2000GeographyEnglish

    Consider the following statements about the ‘Roaring Forties’. 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 2. They blow with great strength and constancy. 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere. 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them. Which of these statements are correct?

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    Correct option: B — 2, 3 and 4

  5. 715UPPSC2010GeographyEnglish

    ‘Foehn’ is a local wind of

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    Correct option: D — Switzerland

  6. 716UPPSC2016GeographyEnglish

    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: B — Bora - Poland

  7. 717UPPSC2005GeographyEnglish

    Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: C — Blizzard - Chile

  8. 718UPPSC1998GeographyEnglish

    Which one of the following locations has ‘Blood Rain’?

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    Correct option: A — Italy

  9. 719TSPSC2019GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Local Wind) (a) Foehn (b) Simoom (c) Santa Ana (d) Zonda List-II (Region) 1. Argentina 2. Kurdistan 3. California 4. Alps

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    Correct option: B — a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1

  10. 720UPPSC2013GeographyEnglish

    Consider the following pairs. Name of the Related local Winds country 1. Sirocco - France 2. Bora - Italy 3. Blizzard - Canada Which one of the above pairs is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: A — Only 1

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