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UPSC 2010 · Q96 · Geography › Atmosphere & Climatology · Save

A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:

  1. Warm and dry climate
  2. Mild and wet winter
  3. Evergreen oak trees The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Eastern China
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America
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Answer: (a) Mediterranean
UPSC 2010 · Q107 · Geography › Atmosphere & Climatology · Save

What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere?

(a) Temperature
(b) Magnetic field
(c) Rotation of the earth
(d) Pressure
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Answer: (c) Rotation of the earth