UPSC'19 II NCERT QUIZ II Geography

What is the impact of the cold oceanic currents in the tropical regions on the western margins of the continents?

Trade Winds blows between

Consider the following statements and state which are correct?

1. The rate of temperature decrease in the atmosphere with increasing altitude is known as the lapse rate.

2. The amount of heat energy expended in changing the state or phase of a body, without raising its temperature is known as ‘latent heat’.

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Chemical Weathering is most pronounced in

Consider the following statements:

1. Prime Meridian is a straight line passing through Greenwich.

2. International Date Line coincides with 180° longitude but deviates to make allowance for contiguous lands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?