Engineering Sciences
GATE XE purpose:exam-prep PYQs
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Questions 1401–1410 of 1772. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 1
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In the equatorial belt, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) propagates
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Potential temperature increases with height in an atmosphere. Upon adiabatic vertical displacement, a parcel of dry air is
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Oxygen minimum zones in the ocean are formed in the layers where
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Water level in an estuary rises and falls in response to tidal forces. Assume that the only tidal period in an estuary is 12 hours. The speed of the ebb current in that estuary would be maximum
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The most abundant ions in seawater are
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Which among the following statements is true with respect to the axis of the Indian monsoon trough
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A student considered the following possibilities regarding trade wind inversion:
(P) Zonal component of wind is westerly
(Q) Zonal component of wind is easterly
(R) Meridional component of wind is poleward
(S) Meridional component of wind is equatorward
The only combination of correct statements is
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Which of the following statements about thermal wind is NOT correct:
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A numerical weather forecasting model follows sigma (σ) coordinate system in the vertical. At two locations A and B, the surface pressure is 1000 hPa and 500 hPa respectively. The values of pressure at A and B (in that order) for σ = 0.5 are:
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At a given temperature and pressure, equilibrium vapor pressure over the surface of a rain droplet compared to that over a flat surface of pure water is
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