Question 1

The largest ecosystem of the Earth is ___________.

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Question 2

Match the following.List I(Original)List II(Metamorphic Rock)(A) Basalt(1) State(B) Coal(2) Schist(C) Limestone(3) Marble(D) Shale(4) Diamond

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Question 3

Which one of the following describes the Lithosphere?

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Lithosphere is the rigid, rocky outer layer of the earth, consisting of the crust and the solid outermost layer of the upper mantle. It extends to a depth of about 100 km. It is broken into about a dozen separate, rigid blocks, or plates. The lithosphere is underlain by the asthenosphere which is the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the upper mantle.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The tropical cyclones of China Sea are called typhoons.
2. The tropical cyclones of the West Indies are called tornadoes.
3. The tropical cyclones of Australia are called willy-willies.
4. Formation of an anticyclone results in stormy weather condition.
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Hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes are different names for same phenomena of large scale air mass rotating around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure. They have different names in different regions as below:Australia - Willy-WillyChina Sea - Typhoonscoastal US - TornadoesCarribean Sea - Hurricanes

Question 5

Which one of the following is suitable for Koppen's  'A' type of climate?

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Question 6

What do you mean by monsoon?

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The word 'Monsoon' owes its origin to an Arabic word 'Mausim' meaning season. The winds which reverse their directions completely between the summer and the winter are known as Monsoon winds.

Question 7

The intensity of insolation depends on ___________.

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Question 8

Which one of the following is a local wind that blows out  from Siberia?

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Purga is a violent cold wind blowing in Russian tundra region.Bora is a cold and dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy in the upper Adriatic Sea.Mistral is a cold wind blows in Rhone valley of France.Blizzard is a storm or wind which contains large amounts of snow and blows in Tundra region.

Question 9

A balanced ecosystem is one in which the ______________.

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Question 10

$60&#176;$ - $65&#176;$ latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.

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The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.

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The largest ecosystem of the Earth is ___________.

Match the following.
List I
(Original) List II
(Metamorphic Rock)
(A) Basalt (1) State
(B) Coal (2) Schist
(C) Limestone (3) Marble
(D) Shale (4) Diamond

Which one of the following describes the Lithosphere?

Which one of the following is suitable for Koppen's 'A' type of climate?

What do you mean by monsoon?

The intensity of insolation depends on ___________.

Which one of the following is a local wind that blows out from Siberia?

A balanced ecosystem is one in which the ______________.

$$60°$$ - $$65°$$ latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.

The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.

List I (Original)	List II (Metamorphic Rock)
(A) Basalt	(1) State
(B) Coal	(2) Schist
(C) Limestone	(3) Marble
(D) Shale	(4) Diamond