36: Consider the following statements
1. The winds which blow between 30 degree N and 60 degree S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
First statement is not correct because Westerlies flows between 30-60 degrees North and South latitudes.
Second statement is correct, westerlies brings the moist air masses originated in the Mediterranean region to the north and north west part of India because of western disturbances.
37: Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Delhi
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
38: Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These islands are called
(a) Tipis
(b) Barkhans
(c) Phoomdis
(d) Izba
39: What does "Roaring Forties" refer to?
(a) The tract of stormy westerly winds between latitudes 20°-30°S
(b) Whirl winds caused in Atlantic Ocean
(c) The region between latitudes 40° and 50°S, where the prevailing westerly winds blow over the open oceans with great regularity and strength
(d) None of these
40: Consider the following statements:
1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
Great Britain comprises England, Wales and Scotland on the island of Great Britain, while the United kingdom includes Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the Island of Ireland. The Isle of Man in the Irish sea and the channel islands in the English channel, are dependencies of the crown, with their own system of government.