Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Convectional rainfall — Heated air rises, expands, cools and produces short-duration heavy rain.
  2. Orographic rainfall — Windward slopes receive more rain while the leeward side may form a rain-shadow area.
  3. Cyclonic rainfall — Classified as cyclonic or frontal rainfall on the basis of its origin.
  4. Relief rainfall — Descending air produces greater rainfall on the leeward slope than on the windward slope.
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…