Static Quiz 30 September 2024 (Geography)

Consider the following pairs: Pass State
1. Zoji La : Arunachal Pradesh
2. Shipki La : Himachal Pradesh
3. Jelep La : Sikkim
4. Bara Lacha La : Uttarakhand
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to extra-tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere, consider the following statements:
1. They move from east to west.
2. They can originate over both land and sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the direction of wind movements, consider the following statements:
1. At the equator, the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars.
2. The coriolis force is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which among the following ranges forms the meeting point of Eastern and the Western Ghats?

It is an arid rain-shadow desert and the driest desert in North America. It extends from the Sierra Nevada range to the Colorado Plateau and merges with the Great Basin to the north and the Sonoran Desert to the south. The above passage describes which of the following desert?