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GeographyResources and Economic GeographyConventional Energy Resources and Petroleum GeographyEasy

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: West Texas Intermediate oil · Conventional Energy Resources and Petroleum Geography

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2020 · Q53

The term ‘West Texas Intermediate’, sometimes found in news, refers to a grade of

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GeographyWorld Regional GeographyWorld Rivers, Lakes and DrainageMedium

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Type:: Pairs
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: rivers and receiving seas · World Rivers, Lakes and Drainage

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2020 · Q68

Consider the following pairs: River : Flows into 1. Mekong : Andaman Sea 2. Thames : Irish Sea 3. Volga : Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi : Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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GeographyClimatologyENSO, IOD and Ocean-Atmosphere VariabilityMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: ocean temperature and monsoon · ENSO, IOD and Ocean-Atmosphere Variability
Related topics:: Monsoon Systems and Indian Rainfall

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2020 · Q93

With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C isotherm which is 129 meters in the south-western Indian Ocean during January – March. 2. OMT collected during January – March can be used in assessing whether the amount of rainfall in monsoon will be less or more than a certain long-term mean. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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GeographyIndian Physical GeographyHimalayas and Trans-Himalayan RegionsEasy

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Type:: Map / location
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Siachen location · Himalayas and Trans-Himalayan Regions

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2020 · Q96

Siachen Glacier is situated to the

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GeographyClimatologyTropical Cyclones and Weather SystemsMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: jet streams and cyclone eyes · Tropical Cyclones and Weather Systems
Related topics:: Pressure Belts, Planetary Winds and Jet Streams

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2020 · Q99

Consider the following statements: 1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only. 2. Only some cyclones develop an eye. 3. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Themes in Geography· 10

PYQs on Geography

Prelims 2020

Prelims 2020, question 53: Conventional Energy Resources and Petroleum Geography

Prelims 2020, question 68: World Rivers, Lakes and Drainage

Prelims 2020, question 93: ENSO, IOD and Ocean-Atmosphere Variability

Prelims 2020, question 96: Himalayas and Trans-Himalayan Regions

Prelims 2020, question 99: Tropical Cyclones and Weather Systems