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A narrow low depression between two peaks is called ________.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Hill

  2. Col

  3. Ridge

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

Contour lines are drawn at regular intervals in _______ colour.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. blue

  2. green

  3. brown

  4. yellow

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Correct Option: C

Every _______ contour is a dark line to enhance map reading.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. 3rd

  2. 4th

  3. 5th

  4. 10th

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Correct Option: C

Ombrothermic diagram is also called as _________.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Bar diagram

  2. Climograph

  3. Walter Leith diagram

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Wind Rose diagram is in the form of ________ shape.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Rectangular

  2. Circlur

  3. Tabular

  4. Star

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Correct Option: D

Who invented the Stevenson Screen?

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Sir Thomas Stevenson

  2. Robert Louis Stevenson

  3. E. Torricelli

  4. Galileo Galilei

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Correct Option: A

_______ is as a steep sloped exposure of a valley or coast.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Gorge

  2. Cliff

  3. Spur

  4. Water fall

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Correct Option: B

__________ shows wind data for a particular station. 

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. Wind Rose diagram

  2. Pie diagram

  3. Bar diagram

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

India's national territorial water limit extension extends upto _______.

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. 10 nautical miles

  2. 12 nautical miles

  3. 11 nautical miles

  4. 15 nautical miles

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The United Nations Convention in 1982 defined territorial water or territorial sea on the Law of the Sea as a belt of coastal water extending at most 12 nautical miles or 22.2 kms from the baseline of a coastal state.

In the West European type of Regions, the summer temperature hardly exceeds _______ .

geography precipitation elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure forms of precipitation moisture in atmosphere

  1. $10^\circ C$

  2. $16^\circ C$

  3. $7^\circ C$

  4. $8^\circ C$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

West European type Regions include Western Europe from Northern Norway to the British Isles, North-West United States, and Southern Chile in South America and Tasmania Island of New Zealand in Australia. Westerly winds influence this region throughout the year. They experience high annual rainfall throughout the year. But maximum rainfall is experienced in winter. Winters are warmer. The summer temperature hardly exceeds 16 $^oC$.