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Light rain falls on Punjab in January from a shallow depression. Over which sea did it originate?Read the answer and worked solution →In June the easterly jet stream races over the southern Peninsula. What is its maximum speed?Read the answer and worked solution →Moist wind climbs the Western Ghats and drenches the windward slope. What kind of rainfall is this?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1990-91 a wild El Nino delayed the monsoon onset over most of India. By how many days?Read the answer and worked solution →A forecaster compares air pressure at Tahiti with an Australian port to measure the southern oscillation. Which port?Read the answer and worked solution →Thiruvananthapuram has 31 degrees in January and 29.5 in June. Why so little seasonal change?Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer in Delhi gets light winter rain that helps wheat. Which crops does this rain benefit?Read the answer and worked solution →In July the monsoon trough stretches from the Thar desert to Patna and which plateau?Read the answer and worked solution →Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala help fruit ripen early. What are they called?Read the answer and worked solution →A tea planter dreads the evening thunderstorm called Kalbaisakhi. Where does it strike?Read the answer and worked solution →A hot dry afternoon wind called Loo blows across the northern plains from Punjab to which state?Read the answer and worked solution →A weather station on the windward Sahyadris logs very heavy monsoon rain. What range does it fall in?Read the answer and worked solution →Pune gets little rain though it is not far from rainy Mumbai. Pune lies in which zone?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bay of Bengal branch is deflected towards India by the Arakan Hills. On which coast are these hills?Read the answer and worked solution →A trekker visits the wettest place in the world, Mawsynram. It sits on the crest of which hills?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the monsoon factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the dry regionsRead the answer and worked solution →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 gas leak at a factory kills thousands. Bhopal and Chernobyl are examples of which kind of disaster?Read the answer and worked solution →The World Conference on Disaster Management in May 1994 was held in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which decade did the Yokohama conference declare the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction?Read the answer and worked solution →Of all natural disasters, which is described as the most unpredictable and destructive?Read the answer and worked solution →At what speed is the Indian plate moving towards the north and northeast?Read the answer and worked solution →Gujarat suffered severe earthquakes in 1819, 1956 and which recent year?Read the answer and worked solution →Scientists suspect a fault line near Latur and Osmanabad along which river?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Light rain falls on Punjab in January from a shallow depression. Over which sea did it originate?

  1. South China Sea
  2. Mediterranean Sea
  3. Bay of Bengal
  4. Arabian Sea coast
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Correct answer: B. Mediterranean Sea

1. Winter depressions are western disturbances. 2. They originate over the Mediterranean Sea. 3. The westerly jet stream brings them to India. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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In June the easterly jet stream races over the southern Peninsula. What is its maximum speed?

  1. 150 km per hour
  2. 20 km per hour
  3. 90 km per hour
  4. 60 km per hour
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Correct answer: C. 90 km per hour

1. The easterly jet flows over the south in June. 2. It peaks at 90 km per hour. 3. It steers tropical depressions into India. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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Moist wind climbs the Western Ghats and drenches the windward slope. What kind of rainfall is this?

  1. Convectional rain
  2. Cyclonic rain
  3. Frontal rain
  4. Orographic rain
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Correct answer: D. Orographic rain

1. The Ghats obstruct the moist air. 2. The air is forced to rise and cool. 3. Rain caused by relief is orographic. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 4, Climate._

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