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Latest posts by sunil bhaskarMARSHES AND BOGS A bog is an area of wet, spongy ground, consistj.ng of decomposing moss and other vegetation, on the surface of a shallow pond or lake. Marshes and swamps are poorly drained, low-lying tracts of land that possess distinct flora. These are places where water stands at or close to th...
Posted on 29 October 2009 | 12:23 pm
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SOME IMPORTANT LAKES IN INDIASome of the important lakes in India are-Oal and Wular lakes in Jammu and Kashmir; Chllka lake in Orissa;Ohebar, Sambhar and Pushkar lakes in Rajasthan; Bhimtal, Satta or Satta I and Roop Kund in Uttarakhand; BhoJ wetland in Bhopal (M.P.); Chandratal, KhaJjlar, Nake, Ren...
Posted on 29 October 2009 | 12:22 pm
Read postA lake is a body of water that lies in a hollow on. the earth's surface and is entirely surrounded by land. It is unconnected with the sea except by rivers. In arid and semiarid areas lakes may have no outlet to the sea and form the focus of an area of inland drainage. As a result the water of the...
Posted on 29 October 2009 | 12:15 pm
Read postANTICYCLONES This is the mass of air whose isobars also form an oval or circular 'shape but in which pressure is high at the centre, decreasing towards the outside. Winds in an anticyclone form a clockwise outspiral in the northern hemisphere, whereas they form an anticlockwise outspiral in the sout...
Posted on 27 October 2009 | 5:04 pm
Read postImpact Severe tropical cyclones cause considerable damage to life, property and agricultural crops. The principal dangers posed are (a) fierce winds, (b) torrential rains and associated flooding, and (c) high storm tides (combined effect of storm surge and tides).While gales and strong winds as wel...
Posted on 27 October 2009 | 5:03 pm
Read postMajor Breeding Grounds The major areas affected bycyclones are- (i) South-east Carribean region where they are calledhurricanes. (ii) Philippines islands, eastern China and Japan wherethey are called typhoons. (iii) Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea where they arecalled cyclones. (iv) Around south-east...
Posted on 27 October 2009 | 5:01 pm
Read post141. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her relating to which one of the following? (a) Historical monuments is India(b) Regional dances in India(c) Himalayan expeditions(d) Wildlife in Indiawritings142. In India, how many States share the coastline? (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10143. Nobel Prize winning...
Posted on 26 October 2009 | 3:00 pm
Read post131. 'Hand-in-Hand 2001', a joint antiterrorism military training was held by the officers of the Indian Army and officers of Army of which one of the following countries?(a) Chi~a (b) Japan (c) Russia (d) USADirections: Each of the following four (4) items consists of two statements, one labelled a...
Posted on 26 October 2009 | 2:56 pm
Read post122. What does S & P 500 relate to?(a) Supercomputer(b) A new technique in e-business(c) A new technique in bridge building(d) An index of stocks of large companies123. Rajiv Gandhi National Flying Institute is being established in which State?(a) Karnataka(b) Maharashtra(c) Kerala(d) Orissa124; Wh...
Posted on 26 October 2009 | 2:49 pm
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