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Amongst the following the river that passes through most number of countries?
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Consider the following statements
1. The West flowing rivers contains very less amounts of Silt and due to its fast speed it cannot make delta.
2. Rivers arriving into a sea with high tidal range will not form delta because the changes in the tidal area will wash away the sediments brought by the river.
3. Western rivers flows in the fault region created by the mountains Vindhya and Satpura which are rocky and devoid of any alluvial material. Hence no Delta formation
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Imagine you are travelling from New Delhi towards North. If you go vertically upwards towards Jammu and Kashmir,
select the correct sequence in which you will cross these rivers
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Suppose you are travelling along the Eastern Ghat on Eastern Coast of India from Northern to Southern region, the sequence in which you will cross these rivers
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Consider the statements w.r.t Ganges Drainage System and Peninsular Drainage System
1. Peninsular rivers bear the exception of flowing through Rift valleys, like Narmada, while Ganges Rivers have no such feature.
2. All Peninsular rivers are characterized by fixed course, absence of meanders and non-perennial flow of water while Ganges rivers are perennial, having meanders and have non-fixed courses.
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Consider the following Dams
1. Barna Dam Chambal River
2. Pawna Dam Maval River
3. Maithoon Dam Barakar River
4. Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal River
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Snow line is a line above which no vegetation grows on high altitude mountains because of permanent snow cover. This snow line is higher for Eastern Himalayas compared to that of Western Himalayas. What are the reasons?
Consider the following statements
1. Eastern Himalayas are near to the Equator.
2. Western Himalayas are more continental in their location thus has lesser maritime influence.
3. Southwest monsoon winds have the moderating effect on the Western Himalayas.
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Heat waves was in news recently which killed more than 2,500 people in the year 2015 till June.
Consider the following statements regarding heat waves
1. Heat wave’s adverse impact occurred mainly in Northern and Eastern region of India.
2. Severe heat waves come under National Calamity just like cold waves.
3. IMD recommended to declare a region as severe heat waves affected region if temperature
reached beyond 45 degree Celsius.
4. It is a natural calamity found in tropical regions and not in temperate regions.
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During monsoon season the ITCZ (inter tropical convergence zone) shifts almost upto 25 degree North latitude over the Indian subcontinent while it rarely crosses 15 degree North latitude in other regions. This is because
1. Vast landmass of Eurasia located to the North of the Equator.
2. Intense low pressure over the Northwestern region of Indian subcontinent and over the vast, high altitude Tibetan plateau pulls ITCZ Northwards.
3. Shifting of Westerly jet streams to the North of Tibetan plateauat the end of the month of May.
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The frequency of the cyclones is lower in Arabian sea when compared to Bay of Bengal. This is because
1. Arabian sea surface temperature is higher compared to that of Bay of Bengal.
2. Bay of Bengal receives the remnants of the typhoons originated in Northwestern Pacific ocean.
3. Arabian sea receives the remnants of cyclones from Bay of Bengal.
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