Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly explains the development of a sea breeze during the day?

  1. Land remains cooler than the sea, producing high pressure over land and wind from land to sea.
  2. Sea becomes warmer than land, producing low pressure over sea and wind from sea to land.
  3. Land becomes warmer than the sea, producing relatively low pressure over land and wind from sea to land.
  4. Land and sea reach the same temperature, but the Coriolis force independently drives wind towards the land.
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  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…