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The Tropic of Cancer passes through India from the Rann of Kuchchh to:Read the answer and worked solution →The Himalayas to India's north have an average height of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The subtropical easterly jet stream blows over peninsular India in summer at about:Read the answer and worked solution →Western cyclonic disturbances of winter are brought in by the westerly flow from the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which traders named the seasonal reversal of winds monsoon?Read the answer and worked solution →The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone over the Ganga plain in summer is also called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The high-pressure area east of Madagascar that affects the Indian monsoon lies at about:Read the answer and worked solution →In summer the intensely heated Tibetan plateau forms low pressure at about what height above sea level?Read the answer and worked solution →El Nino is a warm current that replaces the cold current off the coast of:Read the answer and worked solution →El Nino appears every:Read the answer and worked solution →The monsoon lasts about how many days, from early June to mid-September?Read the answer and worked solution →The Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon reaches Mumbai around:Read the answer and worked solution →Delhi usually receives monsoon showers from the Bay of Bengal branch by about:Read the answer and worked solution →The monsoon withdraws from northwestern India by early:Read the answer and worked solution →Summer thunderstorms in West Bengal are known as:Read the answer and worked solution →Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala and Karnataka that help ripen mangoes are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the climate controlsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the monsoon wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the monsoon calendarRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the climate wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Winter or summerRead the answer and worked solution →Sort controls, winds and rainsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Indian climate bingoRead the answer and worked solution →Rotting dead matter in the soil is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Breaking down of rocks by wind, water and climate to form soil is:Read the answer and worked solution →A vertical section through the layers of soil is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The dark, humus-rich uppermost soil layer is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which soil horizon has less humus but more minerals and is harder and compact?Read the answer and worked solution →The soil layer made of small lumps of rock with cracks and crevices is the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Tropic of Cancer passes through India from the Rann of Kuchchh to:

  1. Mizoram
  2. Assam
  3. Tripura
  4. Manipur
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Correct answer: A. Mizoram

1. Half the country lies in the tropics. 2. It runs from Kuchchh to Mizoram. 3. The rest lies in the sub-tropics. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 4, Climate._

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The Himalayas to India's north have an average height of about:

  1. 4,500 metres
  2. 6,000 metres
  3. 3,000 metres
  4. 8,000 metres
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Correct answer: B. 6,000 metres

1. They block cold winds from Central Asia. 2. The average height is about 6,000 metres. 3. The coast rises to only about 30 metres. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 4, Climate._

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The subtropical easterly jet stream blows over peninsular India in summer at about:

  1. 30 degrees N
  2. 5 degrees N
  3. 14 degrees N
  4. 27 degrees N
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Correct answer: C. 14 degrees N

1. The westerly jet moves north of the Himalayas in summer. 2. The easterly jet lies near 14 degrees N. 3. Westerly jets sit at 27 to 30 degrees N. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 4, Climate._

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