General Knowledge :: World Agriculture, Minerals and Industries
- Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of ________
- A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
- Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
- Which of the following represents the process of chemical weathering?
- 'Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders'. For which region is this statement correct?
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Which of the following statements is/are not true?
1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks
2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature
3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering
4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering - Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
- Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
- Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
A.
Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south |
B.
Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones |
C.
Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15° and 30° north and south latitudes |
D.
Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year |