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The Rain Shadow Effect is associated with

A) Convectional rainfall B) Frontal rainfall
C) Cyclonic rainfall D) Orographic rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orographic rainfall

Explanation:

Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

 

Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow

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Q:

The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state of India ?

A) Kerala B) Haryana
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation:

The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the eight wildlife sanctuaries of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

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Q:

Mike McNamara is the founder of 

A) American Express B) Citibank
C) Pepsico D) Standard Chartered
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Citibank

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The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwhich. Hence, it is located at 

A) 30 degrees W longitude B) 30 degrees E longitude
C) 28 degrees E longitude D) 28 degrees W longitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30 degrees E longitude

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Q:

Ricky Ponting is also known as _______.

A) Punter B) Ponty
C) Rickster D) Ponter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punter

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Who among the following leaders, did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

A) Harillal M. Kania B) S. Varadachari
C) M Patanjali Sastri D) Sir Maurice Gwyer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harillal M. Kania

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What is the heaviest noble gas?

A) krypton B) radon
C) helium D) xenon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) radon

Explanation:

The seven elements — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and oganesson of Group 18 of the periodic table are Noble or Inert gases.

 

Radon is the heaviest and Helium is the lightest gases of the noble gases.

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Q:

The Home Rule Movement in India was started by 

A) S.N. Banerjee and W.C Banerjee B) Annie Besant and Tilak
C) Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru D) Annie Besant and Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Annie Besant and Tilak

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