Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Under which one of the following conditions is the horizontal pressure-gradient force strongest?

  1. Isobars are closely spaced.
  2. Isobars are widely spaced.
  3. Atmospheric pressure is reduced to sea level before being mapped.
  4. A high-pressure system has its highest pressure at the centre.
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  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…