1. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but their climate difference is due to

1. 1. the difference in their altitudes

   
   
   

   2. their distance from sea

   
   
   

   3. snowfall is Shimla

   
   
   

   4. pollution in Amritsar

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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2. Interior of the Deccan Plateau receives an annual rainfall of less then 60 cm, mainly because

1. 1. It is a rain shadow region

   
   
   

   2. It is located parallel to wind direction

   
   
   

   3. It is away from the coast

   
   
   

   4. Rain-bearing clouds are absent

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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3. Assertion (A) : The distribution of rainfall in India is not uniform.
   Reason (R) : The Indian rainfall is of orographic type .

1. 1. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) explains (A).

   
   
   

   2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) does not explain (A).

   
   
   

   3. (A) is true but (R) is false

   
   
   

   4. (A) is false but (R) is true

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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4. India is a tropical country but has a monsoonal climate because

1. 1. Its real extent is vast

   
   
   

   2. It is surrounded by the sea

   
   
   

   3. The Himalayas provide the barrier effect

   
   
   

   4. Land and sea breeze create monsoons

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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5. Which of the following stations receive the highest annual rainfall ?

1. 1. Kolkata

   
   
   

   2. Patna

   
   
   

   3. Allahabad

   
   
   

   4. Delhi

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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