Civil Services Prep

Compare the Loo, Chinook and Foehn winds with respect to their regions of prevalence, their nature and climatic impacts.

Model answer

  1. Critically examine the challenges of demographic transition in contemporary India. 15 marks
  2. Analyze the importance of Ashokan inscriptions for reconstructing Mauryan history. 10 marks
  3. What is the Fujiwhara effect? Explain its impact on the movement and intensity of tropical cyclones. 10 marks
  4. The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate. 10 marks
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  6. "Tundra regions are ecologically fragile but economically important." Examine this statement critically. 10 marks