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The Rain Shadow Effect is associated with

A) Convectional rainfall B) Frontal rainfall
C) Cyclonic rainfall D) Orographic rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orographic rainfall

Explanation:

Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

 

Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow

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Study the following information and answer the given question:

Point A is 10m to the south of B.Point G is 3 m to the east of A. Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point D is 6 m to the west of H. Point C is 10 m to the north of D. Point K is 6 m to the east of C. Point L is 5 m to the north of K.

How far and in which direction is point B from point L?

A)

5 metres south

B)

4 metres east

C)

6 metres north

D)

3 metres west

 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)

3 metres west



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Q:

Palaeobotany is the branch of botany is which we study about

A) Animal fosills B) Plant fossils
C) Seed of plant D) Flower
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Plant fossils

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Q:

The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India ?

A) Kerala B) Haryana
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation:

The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the eight wildlife sanctuaries of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Q:

I can be broken or attacked, I can be clogged or crushed, I can be given and I can be kept, sometimes I am warm and other times I am cold. What am I?

Answer

A Heart.

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Missing letters puzzle

Answer

Answer : F


Explanation :     In each group of 3 boxes, calculate the difference in numerical values between the top two letters, and add 1 to give the value of the letter in the lower box

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 'International Plastic Bag Free Day' is observed on which date ?

A) 3 July B) 4 July
C) 6 July D) 5 July
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3 July

Explanation:

International Plastic Bag Free Day was observed on 3rd of July 2017. It has been dedicated to heightening awareness about plastic and disposable carrying devices. International Plastic Bag Free Day gives us an opportunity to remind ourselves, and others, that every action we take, and every bag we dispose of effects the lives of everyone in the world for generations to come.

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Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

A) Slavery B) Rigidity of Caste
C) Prostitution D) Widow remarriage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Widow remarriage

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