One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years’ worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels, and the possible destruction of which can exert a detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
Subject: Geography
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Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January
Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?
1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.
2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.
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With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct
With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?
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On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience a sunlight of more than 12 hours
On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience a sunlight of more than 12 hours?
1. Equator
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Tropic of Capricorn
4. Arctic Circle
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With reference to “water vapour,” which of the following statements is/are correct
With reference to “water vapour,” which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a gas, the amount of which decreases with altitude.
2. Its percentage is maximum at the poles.
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With reference to “Coriolis force,” which of the following statements is/are correct
With reference to “Coriolis force,” which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It increases with increase in wind velocity.
2. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.
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Consider the following description
Consider the following description:
1. Annual and daily range of temperatures is low.
2. Precipitation occurs throughout the year.
3. Precipitation varies between 50 cm – 250 cm.
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With reference to the planet Earth, consider the following statements
With reference to the planet Earth, consider the following statements:
I. Rain forests produce more oxygen than that produced by oceans.
II. Marine phytoplankton and photosynthetic bacteria produce about 50% of world’s oxygen.
III. Well-oxygenated surface water contains several folds higher oxygen than that in atmospheric air.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following water bodies
Consider the following water bodies:
1. Lake Tanganyika
2. Lake Tonlé Sap
3. Patos Lagoon
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Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift
Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift?
I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazil coast matches with those from Western Africa.
II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents
lay side by side.
III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six
different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere.
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