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A. Ravine erosion .and gullies, alkalinity and salinity weeds and water-logging

B. Alkalinity and water-logging, ravine erosion and weeds

C. Water-logging, weeds, salinity and ravine erosion

D. All are equally damaging

A. it is too hot

B. there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry

C. the monsoons fail to reach this area

D. the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

A. western disturbances

B. dust storms

C. cyclones

D. tropical depressions

A. The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the winter

B. The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on the Indian atmosphere in summer

C. Dry continental air is blowing towards India throughout

D. The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India

A. They cause heavy damage to the standing crops

B. They bring in locusts which destroy the crops

C. They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain

D. They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter

A. Pakistan

B. Bay of Bengal

C. West Asia

D. Himalayas

A. Leh

B. Jaisalmer

C. Bikaner

D. Jodhpur

A. Nearness to Equator

B. Presence of Indian Ocean

C. Monsoons

D. Ocean currents

A. the Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats

B. the region is bypassed by the south-west monsoons

C. lack of high mountains in the Deccan

D. of some unknown reason

A. Kanyakumari

B. Pune

C. Kolkata

D. Leh