Questions

G.V. Iyer

ChilikaLake (Odisha) has possess 20% of India’s seagrass distribution.

Brahmos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on today after it was successfully flight- tested for the first time from the IAF’s frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal.

The armed forces are now capable of launching the Brahmos, which has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, from land, sea and air, completing the tactical cruise missile triad for the country.

True, the carbon in the ocean originates from the atmosphere. The oceanic surface water absorbs the carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and dissolves in it.

The mesosphere lies above the stratosphere and extends to an altitude of about 85 km. This is layer is often referred to as the cold layer, as the lowest readings in the atmosphere are found here.

Temperature decreases with height, reaching a minimum average value of -90 ºC at the top of the layer.