Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. Areas south of the Tropic of Cancer generally experience high temperatures with relatively small daily and annual temperature ranges.
  2. Water heats and cools more rapidly than land, thereby producing seasonal pressure differences over the Indian subcontinent.
  3. The Himalayas obstruct cold northern winds and force moisture-bearing monsoon winds to shed moisture within the subcontinent.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 2 only
  4. 1 and 3 only
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