Description : 'El Nino' that affects our Monsoons, has its origins in – (1) The Indian Ocean (2) The Himalayan Plateau (3) The Pacific Ocean (4) The Arabian Peninsula
Last Answer : (3) The Pacific Ocean Explanation: El Nino is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean that causes global changes of both temperatures and rainfall. It is characterized by unusually warm ocean ... opposed to La Nina, which is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
Description : The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : El Nino occurs over (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea
Description : El Nino is (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon
Last Answer : a warm ocean current
Description : The 'EL Nino' phenomena which sparks climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the – (1) Sea of China (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : (2) Pacific Ocean Explanation: El Nino (Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish) refers to the large-scale oceanatmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures ... South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean.
Description : El Nino occurs over – (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea
Last Answer : (3) Pacific Ocean Explanation: El Nino occurs over Pacific Ocean. El Nino is a southerly, warm ocean current.
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) El Nino (2) La Nina (3) El Nino Modoki (4) Southern Oscillation
Last Answer : El Nino
Description : Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming ? (1) Southern Oscillations (2) El Nino (3) La Nino (4) El Nino Modiki
Last Answer : El Nino Modiki
Description : Ring of Fire is found commonly in _____ (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : Where is the Great Barrier Reef located ? (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : The smallest ocean is : (1) Atlantic (2) Pacific (3) Indian (4) Arctic
Last Answer : Arctic
Description : The Ocean with the largest surface area is (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : The Sargasso sea is situated in the : (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : Mariana Trench is found in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is (1) Atlantic (2) Indian (3) Antarctic (4) Pacific
Last Answer : Pacific
Description : The deepest ocean is- (1) Arctic (2) Pacific (3) Atlantic (4) Indian
Description : The largest ocean is (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Arctic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : The deepest ocean of the world is (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S ? (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Indian Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : Name the plateau in South Indian Ocean. ,Name the ocean basin in North Arabian Sea.
Last Answer : Answer the following question by using the given map: 1. Name the plateau in South Indian Ocean ... . Name the ocean current in Eastern Indian Ocean.
Description : El Nino is – (1) a warm ocean current (2) sea storm (3) tropical disturbance (4) another name of typhoon
Last Answer : (1) a warm ocean current Explanation: El Nino (Spanish name for the male child), initially referred to a weak, warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of ... an El Nino event may last for many months, having significant economic and atmospheric consequences worldwide.
Description : Which of the following are the main reasons for the origin of the south-west monsoon in India? 1. Development of a low pressure in north-west India 2. Deflection of trade winds 3. Arrival of cyclonic stream from the Pacific Ocean ... (a) I, II and III (b) I and II (c) II and III (d) III and IV
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the - (1) Iberian Peninsula (2) Indian Peninsula (3) Arabian Peninsula (4) Cape York Peninsula
Last Answer : (1) Iberian Peninsula Explanation:The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. On ... ), while on the southern side are Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish exclave in North Africa).
Description : While all rivers of Peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal, Narmada and Tapti flow into the Arabian Sea because these two rivers: (A) Follow the slope of these rift valleys (B) The ... is tilted towards the west (D) The Indian peninsula south of the satpura ranges is tilted towards east
Last Answer : Answer: A In the Deccan region, most of the major river systems flowing generally in east direction fall into Bay of Bengal. The major east flowing rivers are Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi, etc. Narmada and Tapti are major West flowing rivers
Description : The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the (1) Iberian Peninsula (2) Indian Peninsula (3) Arabian Peninsula (4) Cape York Peninsula
Last Answer : Iberian Peninsula
Description : Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a (1) Bay (2) Strait (3) Peninsula (4) Isthmus
Last Answer : Strait
Description : The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called (1) Bay (2) Peninsula (3) Isthamus (4) Strait
Description : A group of inter-connected islands is known as __________ . (1) Strait (2) Peninsula (3) Archipelago (4) Lagoon
Last Answer : Archipelago
Description : The Himalayan mountain range is an example of (1) Volcanic mountain (2) Residual mountain (3) Block mountain (4) Fold mountain
Last Answer : Fold mountain
Description : Briefly discuss the role of El Nino in Indian climate. -Geography
Last Answer : El Nino is a narrow warm current which sometimes appear off the Coast of Peru in South America during December. It increases the surface water temperature of the sea by 10°C. This warming ... pressure and wind system including the Monsoon winds in the Indian Ocean causing severe drought and flood.
Description : For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent? [IAS 2002] (a) La Nina ( ... of jet streams (c) El Nino and southern oscillations (d) Green-house effect on global level
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The area marked by internal drainage (1) Plateau (2) Plains (3) Deserts (4) Mountains
Last Answer : Deserts
Description : The topography of plateau is ideal for (1) cultivation (2) forestry (3) mining (4) generation of hydro power
Last Answer : generation of hydro power
Description : The general physical relief is likely to be the boldest in (a) the Himalayan Mountain Complex (b) the Indus Ganga Plain (c) the Deccan Plateau (d) the Central Indian Plateau
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is (1) Java trench (2) Aleutian trench (3) Atacama trench (4) Tizard trench
Last Answer : Java trench
Description : Typhoons are common in the (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Seas of China and Japan (3) Mexican Gulf (4) Indian Ocean
Last Answer : Seas of China and Japan
Description : The displaced aqueduct of Al Harif is in between ________ and _________ plates. (A) African plate and Arabian plate (B) Indian plate and Eurasian plate (C) African plate and Pacific plate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) African plate and Arabian plate
Description : The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ is associated with (1) oil well fires (2) thermal power station (3) volcanoes and earthquakes (4) forest fires
Last Answer : volcanoes and earthquakes
Description : There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because (a) the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats (b) the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons (c) lack of high mountains in the Deccan (d) of some unknown reason
Description : Which of the following does not have influence over the climate in India? (a) Nearness to Equator (b) Presence of Indian Ocean (c) Monsoons (d) Ocean currents
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate? (a) Presence of Indian Ocean (b) Nearness to equator (c) Monsoons (d) Ocean currents
Description : Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India? (1) Monsoons (2) Ocean currents (3) Nearness to equator (4) Presence of Indian ocean
Last Answer : (2) Ocean currents Explanation: India's geography and geology are climatically pivotal: the Thar Desert in the northwest and the Himalayas in the north work in tandem to effect a culturally and economically ... regions in India hot in summer. Ocean current do not any role in the climate of India.
Description : What is the population of Arabian Peninsula?
Last Answer : According to Wikipedia, in 2000 the population of the arabicpeninsula was 7 798 393
Description : What hemisphere is Arabian Peninsula in?
Last Answer : The Arabian Peninsula is in the northern hemisphere.
Description : What continent is Arabian Peninsula in?
Last Answer : Asia
Description : How big is Arabian Peninsula?
Last Answer : 105467
Description : A sea of prisoners in the Arabian Peninsula ?
Last Answer : The sea on three sides of the Arabian Peninsula.
Description : How much of the Arabian Peninsula is desert ?
Last Answer : One third of the Arabian Peninsula is desert.
Last Answer : The Arabian Peninsula covers an area of 10 , 26,000 square miles.
Description : The salinity of the oceans is generally …………………. around the Somali Peninsula and closer to the Saudi Arabian Coast.
Last Answer : The salinity of the oceans is generally . around the Somali Peninsula and closer to the Saudi Arabian ... b) low (c) moderate (d) very high