751MPPSC1999GeographyEnglish
When do Mediterranean regions receive heavy rainfall?
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Correct option: C — Winter
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- 752UPPSC2001GeographyEnglish
The world’s wettest place is
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Correct option: B — Mawsynram
- 753UPPSC2004GeographyEnglish
The coldest place on the Earth is
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Correct option: D — Verkhoyansk
- 754UPSC2002GeographyEnglish
For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the India subcontinent?
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Correct option: C — El-Nino and Southern Oscillations
- 755UPPSC2015GeographyEnglish
El-Nino develops in the
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Correct option: A — Pacific Ocean
- 756UPPSC2013GeographyEnglish
Hekistotherms are plants growing in
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Correct option: C — very low temperature
- 757UPSC2013GeographyEnglish
Variations in the length of day and night time from season-to-season are due to 1. The Earth’s rotation on its axis. 2. The Earth’s revolution round the Sun in an elliptical manner. 3. Latitudinal position of the place. 4. Revolution of the Earth on axis. Which of the above mentioned statement/statements is/are correct?
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Correct option: B — Only 2 and 4
- 758UPSC2013GeographyEnglish
The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is/are the reason/reasons? 1. Thermal difference between land and water. 2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans. 3. Presence of strong winds in the interior. 4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Correct option: A — Only 1
- 759KPSC2019GeographyEnglish
Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degree latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R): High temperature and high humidity cause convectional rainfall mostly in the noon near the equator. By using the code given below, select the correct answer.
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Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- 760UPSC2010GeographyEnglish
A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics. 1. Warm and dry climate. 2. Mild and wet winter. 3. Evergreen oak trees. The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
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Correct option: A — Mediterranean
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