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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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Who among the following is known as 'Kipper'

A) Napoleon Bonaparte B) Field Marshal K.M Cariappa
C) Gen. Erwin Rommel D) Younger Pitt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Field Marshal K.M Cariappa

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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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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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Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in _____

A) China B) Malaysia
C) Philippines D) Cambodia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaysia

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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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'Start' menu in a standard personal computer is

 

A) Part of the hardware B) A set of options and commands
C) Nothing but the status bar D) Network related  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A set of options and commands

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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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