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Which one of the following is the source region for the formation of air masses?

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Important Questions on World Geography

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 16
Low pressures across Peruvian coast causes
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 17
The air that descends on a rain - shadow desert is
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 18

Consider the following surface winds:
1. Doldrums
2. Tradewinds
3. Westerlies
4. Polar winds

Which one among the following is the idealized global pattern of these winds from the Equator to the Pole?

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 19
Which one of the following statements is true about the horse latitude?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 20
Most of the phenomena related to weather take place in
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 21
The horizontal wind circulation near the Earth's surface is due to the
1. Pressure gradient.
2. Frictional force.
3. Coriolis force.
Select the correct answer using the code give below:
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 22
 Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 4>Q 23
Which of the below-mentioned statements is/are true?
1. El Nino disrupts weather patterns around the world, causing drought in Indonesia, Australia, India and Eastern Brazil.
2. It causes unusually heavy rainfall in the US gulf coast and parts of South America.
3. It also lowers sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean and Atlantic, which helps prevent the formation and intensity of hurricanes in that region.