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Jet streams affect climate of temperate region directly. It is a:
1) surface wind.
2) upper atmosphere wind.
3) embedded in upper westerlies.
4) rain bearing wind.
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Cyclone, a frequent phenomenon in late summer of India. It is a:
1) low pressure system.
2) high pressure system.
3) calm weather.
4) violent weather.
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A climatic phenomenon known as El-Nino relates to which of the following?
1) Poor rainfall in India.
2) Heavy rain in Chile.
3) Devastating effect on marine life.
4) Periodic phenomenon.
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Climate of a place depends upon which of the following factors?
1) Latitude 
2) Axis of inclination of Earth
3) Revolution
4) Rotation speed
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Which one of the following causes rainfall in the North-Western parts of India during winter season ?

The Equatorial region has no other season except summer. What could be the reason?
1) The length of day and night is more or less equal over the year.
2) The Earth's rotational velocity is maximum at the Equator.
3) The Coriolis force is zero at the equator.
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The technique of inducing rain from cloud is called ___________.

Arrange the following states on the basis of ascending dates of the onset of monsoon.
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
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Which one of the following is not a causative factor with respect to poor coverage of forest area in Jammu and Kashmir ?

Which type of climate prevail in the long corridor (leeward side) of the Western Ghats Nilgiri hills ?