Q.2.Consider the following statements about the planet Jupiter:

1. Jupiter is more than twice as massive than the other planets
of our solar system combined.

2. Jupiter is made mostly of hydrogen and helium.

3. Jupiter's auroras are more energetic than auroras on Earth.

4. One day on Jupiter goes by in just 10 Earth hours.

5. Jupiter has been passed by or visited by Voyager 1 and 2.

Q.3.Which among the following is the most accurate explanation for the concept of convection currents in the Earth's mantle, as proposed by scientists in the 1930s:

A. The Earth's rotation leads to friction between the mantle and the core, generating heat.

B. Radioactive decay within the mantle leads to uneven heating, driving circulation.

C. The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun causes the mantle to deform and flow.

D. None of the above

Day 24 (46 days to prelims)

Expected time: 3 hours

Topics to be covered:

Layers of Atmosphere

🔘Insolation:
o Heating & Atmosphere
o Cooling of Atmosphere
o Heating Budget of Atmosphere
o Distribution of Temperature
o Temperature Inversion

🔘Atmospheric Pressure:
o Pressure & atmosphere
o Winds
o Factors - Wind Velocity
o Pressure Belt and Wind System
o Classification of Winds

✅Source: Geography NCERT and GC Leong.

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course:
Lecture 6-9 of prelims geography crash course.
- You can practise these topics in our Parishram
Test number: 2 of Geography.

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Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding solstices and
equinoxes:

1. On 21st March the whole earth experiences approximately
equal days and equal nights.

2. On 21st June, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the
sun.

3. On 23rd September, the tilt of earth’s axis is perpendicular
to the sun’s rays.

4. On 22nd December, the Tropic of Cancer receives direct rays of the sun

Q. 2. Out of the following atmospheric layers how many show an increase in the temperature with increasing height ?

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere

Q.3.Consider the following statements:

1. Isotherms connect locations on the Earth's surface with equal atmospheric pressure.

2. Closely spaced isotherms indicate a steeper pressure gradient.

3. The predominance of oceans in the southern hemisphere leads to more regular isotherm patterns compared to the northern hemisphere.

Day 25 (45 days to prelims)

Expected time: 2 hours

Topics to be covered:

o Jet Stream
o Airmass.
o Fronts
o Temperate Cyclones
o Tropical Cyclones
o Difference between Temperate and Tropical Cyclones
o Water in the Atmosphere

✅Source: Geography NCERT and GC Leong.

✅Sleepy Students:
- You can cover the topics in our crash course:
Lecture 10-12 of prelims geography crash course.
You can practise these topics in our
Parishram Test number: 3 of Geography.

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Q.1. Consider the following statements:

1. The Subtropical High-Pressure Belt is often characterised by anticyclonic conditions.

2. Anticyclones rotate clockwise in the Southern hemisphere.

Q.2.Consider the following statements about trade winds:

1. They originate in the subtropical high-pressure belts and blow steadily towards the equator.

2. Their more or less consistent direction facilitated early voyages from ports of Europe and Africa to the Americas.

3. The aridity of the hot deserts is mainly due to the effects of such
off-shore Trade Winds

Q. 3.Consider the following statements about the eye and eyewall of a tropical cyclone:

1. The size of the eye can grow or shrink during the storm's lifetime.

2. Concentric eyewalls can occur in mature tropical cyclones.

3. Changes in the structure of the eye and eyewall can affect the wind
speed of the storm.

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