131. Assertion (A) : The annual range of temperature is greater over land areas.
     Reason (R) : Land area warm and cool more rarely than water bodies.
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1. 1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (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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132. It a small raindrop falls through air

1. 1. Its velocity goes on increasing

   
   
   

   2. Its velocity goes on decreasing

   
   
   

   3. Its velocity goes on increasing for some time and then becomes constant

   
   
   

   4. It falls with constant speed for some time and then its velocity increases

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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133. Assertion (A) : The seasonality of precipitation is affected by the seasonal movement of global and regional pressure systems.
     Reason (R) : Climates located at 10^° to 15^° of latitude experience a significant wet period when dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
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1. 1. If (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

   2. If (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
      

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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134. Had there been equator in place of the Tropic of cance in India, the change caused in climate would be

1. 1. High temperature and low rainfall

   
   
   

   2. Low temperature and high rainfall

   
   
   

   3. High temperature and high rainfall

   
   
   

   4. Low temperature and low rainfall

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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135. Consider the following statements
     1. Most rainfall and snowfall in the mid-latitudes are formed by the ice-crystal process.
     2. The base of cirrus clouds invariably occurs at an altitude below 5000m.
     Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?

1. 1. 1 only

   
   
   

   2. 2 only

   
   
   

   3. Both 1 and 2

   
   
   

   4. Neither 1 nor 2

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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