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Run the seasonsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the local stormsRead the answer and worked solution →Which monsoon branchRead the answer and worked solution →Rainfall zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Monsoon bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A fishing boat is 10 nautical miles off Gujarat. Up to how many nautical miles from the coast does India's territorial limit extend?Read the answer and worked solution →One nautical mile equals roughly how many kilometres?Read the answer and worked solution →India's southern boundary in the Bay of Bengal extends up to which latitude?Read the answer and worked solution →India's north-south distance is 3,214 km. What is the east-west distance?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is India's east-west distance less than its north-south distance though both span about 30 degrees?Read the answer and worked solution →The southern part of India lies within the tropics. In which zone does the northern part lie?Read the answer and worked solution →The sun rises in the northeastern States about how much earlier than in Jaisalmer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which longitude is India's standard meridian?Read the answer and worked solution →Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Because of its vast east-west extent, how many time zones does the USA have?Read the answer and worked solution →India's area of 3.28 million sq km is what share of the world's land surface?Read the answer and worked solution →By area, India ranks as which largest country in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →The vast sandy expanse in western India is known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ranges bound the Indian subcontinent in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Khyber, Bolan, Shipkila, Nathula and Bomdila are all examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian subcontinent includes India and which set of countries?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the length of India's mainland coastline?Read the answer and worked solution →Including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, India's total coastline is how long?Read the answer and worked solution →In which part of the continent of Asia is India located?Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and which strait?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two island countries in the Indian Ocean are India's neighbours?Read the answer and worked solution →School Bhuvan, a map-based learning portal, is an initiative of which agency?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the passesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the subcontinentRead the answer and worked solution →

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Run the seasons

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Questions
  1. Correct
    Kerala 1 June
    Choices
    1. Kerala 1 June
    2. Delhi 1 June
    3. Ladakh 1 June
  2. Correct
    Bengal, Assam
    Choices
    1. Kerala
    2. Bengal, Assam
    3. Rajasthan
  3. Correct
    North plains
    Choices
    1. Kerala
    2. Ladakh
    3. North plains
  4. Correct
    Ripen mangoes
    Choices
    1. Ripen mangoes
    2. Freeze lakes
    3. Dry the wells
  5. Correct
    Tamil Nadu
    Choices
    1. Punjab
    2. Tamil Nadu
    3. Ladakh
  6. Correct
    200-300 mb
    Choices
    1. 900 mb
    2. 600 mb
    3. 200-300 mb
  7. Correct
    Mediterranean
    Choices
    1. Mediterranean
    2. Bay of Bengal
    3. Arabian Sea
Instructions
Pick the lane that completes each monsoon fact.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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Slice the local storms

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Does not match the category
  1. Chinook
  2. Mistral
  3. Sirocco
  4. Bora
Matches the category
  1. Loo
  2. Mango
  3. Blossom
  4. Kalbaisakh
  5. Nor wester
Instructions
Slice only the local winds and showers of the Indian hot season.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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Which monsoon branch

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Upper category
Arabian
Lower category
Bay Bengal
Items
  1. Category
    Arabian
    Item
    West Ghats
  2. Category
    Arabian
    Item
    Narmada
  3. Category
    Arabian
    Item
    Saurashtra
  4. Category
    Arabian
    Item
    Kachchh
  5. Category
    Bay Bengal
    Item
    Arakan
  6. Category
    Bay Bengal
    Item
    Khasi
  7. Category
    Bay Bengal
    Item
    Garo hills
  8. Category
    Bay Bengal
    Item
    Myanmar
Instructions
Send each place to the monsoon branch that rains on it.
_Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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