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Oceanography — UPSC Prelims Geography previous year questions — page 4

121 solved previous year questions on Oceanography, papers from 1992 to 2022, drawn from UPSC CSE Prelims, UPSC CDS, UPSC CAPF. Each carries the printed answer key and the explanation from the source compilation.

1. #121Full-length test
   Which among the following statements is correct regarding Chief Secretary of the State in India?
   • AThe appointment of the Chief Secretary of the State is made by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet
   • BThe office of Chief Secretary has a fixed tenure of 5 years
   • CThe Chief Secretary is the ex-officio head of the State Secretariat
   • DThey cannot be appointed in any office to serve the government after retirement
   Answer: (A) The appointment of the Chief Secretary of the State is made by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet
   Explanation

   Option a is the correct cold weather season i.e. winter season in India mid-November and stays till I is the Winter season, the northeast trade winds the country. The northeast trade winds blow from sea in most of North India during the winter blow from land to sea and hence, for most part of it is a dry in some parts in India it blmvs from sea to amount of rainfall occurs on the Tamil winds as, here they blow from sea to 2 is incorrect. The influence of easterly creates a current which the north equatorial current and the south current in west-east direction. This raises of v.restem Indian (south-east of horn of Africa) few is no counter-equatorial current in summer. the effects of the strong south-west monsoon and of the north-east trades in summer, a strong from west to east, which also completely obliterates equatorial current. Hence, the absence of counter equatorial current

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