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The process whereby certain minerals absorb water, expand and change is called as
In hydration, minerals take water into their structure, swell in volume and change into new minerals, which loosens and breaks the rock.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements with reference to sea waves : 1. The height of waves is determined by wind speed, wind duration, and fetch 2. The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its height 3. Waves retain most of their energy as they travel across the deep ocean Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
All three statements describe how ocean waves form and travel. Statement 1 is correct: wind-driven waves grow with the wind's speed, the length of time it blows and the fetch, the stretch of open water over which it blows.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a pass of Arunachal Pradesh?
Muling La lies in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, on the route from the Gangotri region into Tibet, not in Arunachal Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →In the southern hemisphere, trade winds blow from:
In the southern hemisphere the trade winds are the south-east trades, blowing from the subtropical high towards the equator and turned to their left by the Coriolis force.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of river Cauvery ?
The Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari, flowing from Odisha through the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh; it has nothing to do with the Cauvery basin.
Read the full explanation →Advantage(s) of tectonic activity in Iceland include(s) : 1. Source of natural geothermal energy 2. Creation of new land 3. Attraction of tourists Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Iceland's volcanic and tectonic activity gives it cheap geothermal energy, adds new land through eruptions and draws large numbers of tourists.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following volcanic island chains is NOT associated with mid-oceanic ridge?
Hawaii was built by a hotspot in the middle of the Pacific Plate, far from any plate boundary, not by a mid-oceanic ridge.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following winds is responsible for wildfires in Southern California?
These hot, very dry winds blow from the inland deserts towards the coast of Southern California and spread its autumn wildfires.
Read the full explanation →The Earth's equatorial region bulges outward, but the Earth flattens slightly towards the polar regions due to the :
The spin of the Earth throws the equatorial belt outward, so the planet bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements regarding transportation functions associated with important ports : 1. Singapore functions both as a port of call and an entrepot. 2. Karwar in India is an example of a naval port. 3. Dover in England is an example of an outport. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Singapore is both a port of call and an entrepot, and Karwar is a naval port, but Dover is a ferry port, not an outport.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements with reference to location of Major Ports in India : 1. Deendayal Port is situated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat. 2. Cochin Port is situated at the head of Vembanad Kayal. 3. Mormugao Port is situated at the entrance of the Zuari estuary. 4. Paradip Port is situated in the Godavari delta. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Cochin Port lies at the head of the Vembanad Kayal and Mormugao Port at the entrance of the Zuari estuary, while statements 1 and 4 place Deendayal and Paradip wrongly.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following rivers is also known by the name of "Dihang" in Northeast India ?
In Arunachal Pradesh the Brahmaputra is called the Dihang, or Siang, the name it carries after it enters India from Tibet.
Read the full explanation →If the latitude and longitudinal extent of an Indian State/UT is 15°48'00" N to 14°53'15" N and 74°20'13" E to 74°40'33" E, then which one of the following is that State/UT?
A latitude of about 15 degrees north on India's western side, near 74 degrees east, can only be Goa, which lies on the Konkan coast between Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements with regard to the Mediterranean agriculture is/are correct? 1. The Mediterranean agriculture is highly specialized commercial agriculture. 2. It is intensive subsistence agriculture dominated by wet paddy cultivation. 3. It is a primitive subsistence agriculture. 4. Viticulture is a speciality of the Mediterranean region. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Mediterranean agriculture is a highly specialised commercial type of farming, and growing grapes, called viticulture, is its best-known feature.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
In an EEZ every country keeps the freedom to sail ships, fly aircraft and lay submarine cables and pipelines, so these are not rights reserved for the coastal state.
Read the full explanation →Mount Thullier (642 m) is an important mountain peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in :
Mount Thullier, about 642 metres high, is the highest point of the Nicobar group and stands on Great Nicobar, the southernmost and largest island of that group.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements regarding the rivers of India : 1. The Barak River, the head stream of the Meghna, rises in the hills of Meghalaya. 2. The Ghaggar River does not drain out to the sea and gets lost in the Rajasthan desert. 3. Puthimari and Manas are important tributaries of the Brahmaputra. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
The Barak rises in the hills of Manipur, not Meghalaya, so statement 1 is false, while the other two statements are true.
Read the full explanation →The Golden Quadrilateral Highway does not pass through which of the following cities ? 1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Jaipur 3. Lucknow 4. Indore Select the answer using the code given below :
The Golden Quadrilateral links Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, and neither Lucknow nor Indore lies on any of its four sides.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the Black Soils of India is/are correct ? 1. Black Soils cover most of the Deccan Plateau. 2. Also known as 'Regur', they are generally clayey, deep and impermeable. 3. Since they are impermeable, rainfed crops do not grow well in Black Soils. Select the answer using the codes given below :
Black soil covers most of the Deccan Plateau, and its clay holds water so well that rainfed crops actually do well in it, so statement 3 is false.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a minor plate ?
The Antarctic Plate, carrying Antarctica and the ocean around it, is one of the seven major lithospheric plates. Plate tectonics divides the lithosphere into seven major plates and several minor ones.
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