MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 GS Paper 1 — Question 17

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पुढील दोन विधानांचा विचार करा. / Consider the following two statements :

(a)दोन्ही अर्ध्यागोलात 10° ते 20° अक्षांशत वाळवंट आहेत / There are deserts between 10° and 20° latitudes in both the hemispheres

(b)10° ते 20° अक्षांशत पावसापेक्षा बाष्पेचे प्रमाण अधिक आहे / Between 10° and 20° latitudes evaporation exceeds precipitation

1)दोन्ही (A) व (B) खरे आहेत व (B) हे (A) चे कारण आहे / Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the reason for (A)

2)दोन्ही (A) व (B) खरे आहेत परंतु (B) हे (A) चे कारण नाही / Both (A) and (B) are true but (B) is not the reason for (A)

3)केवळ (A) खरे आहे / Only (A) is true

4)केवळ (B) खरे आहे / Only (B) is true✓ Correct

Deserts are typically found in the subtropical high-pressure belts (10° to 30° latitudes) where descending air causes high atmospheric stability and dryness. In these regions, high temperatures lead to high evaporation rates which vastly exceed precipitation, resulting in arid conditions.

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