2024Geography
Consider the following statements with reference to Mediterranean climate:
1. It receives rainfall in winter season.
2. Due to winter solstice, air pressure belts shift to the South.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
GS Paper I (General Studies)
Study the subject as one continuous question paper, or narrow it to a particular year.
Consider the following statements with reference to Mediterranean climate:
1. It receives rainfall in winter season.
2. Due to winter solstice, air pressure belts shift to the South.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which one of the following pairs (River - Direction) is not correctly matched?
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Capital | Country | |
(a) | Khartoum | Ethiopia |
(b) | Dublin | Ireland |
(c) | Naypyidaw | Myanmar |
(d) | Ottawa | Canada |
Which one of the following pairs (Deccan Trap - Peculiarity) is not correctly matched?
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I | List - II | ||
A. | Planting Hearth | 1. | Hungary |
B. | Cryophyte Steppe | 2. | Adolf Engler |
C. | World Floral Regions | 3. | C.O. Sauer |
D. | Puszta Grassland | 4. | Arctic Tundra |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Jet streams discovered during World War II are high altitude easterly winds.
Reason (R): Jet streams flow with a speed of 300-500 km/hour.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Consider the following statements with respect to the climate of Western Europe:
1. Western Europe receives rainfall in all months.
2. Western Europe is located in the belt of Westerlies.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R): The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List - I (Country) | List - II (Mountain) | ||
A. | Spain - France | 1. | Alps |
B. | Switzerland | 2. | Apennine |
C. | Bulgaria | 3. | Pyrenees |
D. | Italy | 4. | Balkan |
Which one of the following pairs (Country - Oil field) is not correctly matched?