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A ship sailing from the eastern extremity of the Aleutian Islands to Dutch Harbour crosses 180°
meridian at 23.30 hrs on January 1, 1999. What time and date will be recorded by the captain of
the ship in his diary after one-hour journey from the point of crossing of the meridian?

(A) January,1,00.30 hrs (B) January, 2,00.30 hrs

(C) January, 3, 00.30 hrs (D) January, 4, 00.30 hrs

Assertion (A): A Karst topography is characterized by the formation of stalactites and stalagmites.

Reason (R): Solution is a dominant process in the development of land forms in Karst Region.

(A) Both Aand R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(8) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(©) Aistrue butRis false

(೧) Aisfalse butRis true.

Consider the following statements about the "Roaring Forties".

I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

॥. The blow with great strength and constancy.

॥!. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere,

IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.

Which of these statements are correct?

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For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last

decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

(%) LaNina (8) Movement of Jet Streams

(©) ElNino and Southern Oscillations (D) Greenhouse effect on global level.

Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes:

I. The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli scale.

॥. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy released.

॥. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic
waves.

IV. 1೧ 1೧6 ೧10೧16 scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundredfold increase in the
amount of energy released.

Which of these statements are correct?

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‎Volcanic eruptions do not occur in the
(A) Baltic Sea (B) Black Sea (©) CaribbeanSea (D) Caspian Sea

Assertion (A): Anti-cyclonic conditions are formed in winter season when atmospheric
pressure 15 high and air temperatures are low.,

Reason (R): Winter rainfall in Northern India causes development of anti-cyclonic conditions
with low temperature.

(A) Both Aand R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A,

(8) Both A and R are individually true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A,

(©) Aistrue, but Ris false.

(೧) Aisfalse, but Ris true,

The characteristics of a cyclone include:

I. Air convergence II. Upliftment of air
‏.ااا‎ Centrifugal air flow IV. Circular air motion
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