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2026Which of the following statements with regard to India's Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct ?2025Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift?2025“The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate…” and 1 more statement2025“In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing…” and 1 more statement2025“In the context of effect of water on rocks, chalk is known as a very permeable rock…” and 2 more statements2025“Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the…” and 2 more statements2025“Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's rotation and axis.” and 2 more statements2025“Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when…” and 1 more statement2024“The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation.” and 1 more statement2024“Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles.” and 1 more statement
Show all 322024How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions ? (Pyroclastic debris, Ash and dust, Nitrogen compounds…2024Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January ?2024“Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks.” and 2 more statements2024With reference to "water vapour", which of the following statements is/are correct ?2024What is this type of climate ?2024With reference to "Coriolis force", which of the following statements is/are correct ?2024On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours ?2023With reference to the Earth's atmosphere, which one of the following statements is correct?2023“The temperature contrast between continents and oceans is greater during summer than in…” and 1 more statement2023“In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.” and 1 more statement2022In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the2022“High clouds primarily reflect solar radiation and cool the surface of the Earth.” and 1 more statement2021“In the tropical zone, the western sections of the oceans are warmer than the eastern…” and 1 more statement2021With reference to the water on the planet Earth: “The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount…2020With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct ?2020“Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only.” and 2 more statements2019On 21st June, the Sun2019Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?2018“The Earth’s magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.” and 2 more statements2018“The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory.” and 2 more statements2017At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water…2017With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting Indian monsoon, which…