Subject: Geography

Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?

Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers.
Reason (R): The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when compared to that of the temperate forests.

Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.

Assertion (A): The weight of a body decreases with the increase of latitude on Earth.
Reason (R): The Earth is not a perfect sphere.

Which among the following countries has the largest population?

Life expectancy is highest in the world in:

Which amongst the following States has the highest population density as per Census-2001?