UPSC CAPF AC 2024 Paper 1 · Question 45

Question 45 of the UPSC CAPF (AC) 2024 Paper I (4 August 2024). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.

1. CAPF 2024 · P-I · Q45 · Geography · World Geography

   With reference to 'South Coast of Australia' which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is situated along the Indian Ocean 2. It experiences rain during its winter months of December and January Select the answer using the code given below :

   1. 1 only
   2. 2 only
   3. Both 1 and 2
   4. Neither 1 nor 2

   'ऑस्ट्रेलिया के दक्षिणी तट' के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं? 1. यह हिंद महासागर के किनारे स्थित है 2. यहां इसके सर्दियों के माह दिसंबर और जनवरी में वर्षा होती है नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :

   1. केवल 1
   2. केवल 2
   3. 1 और 2 दोनों
   4. न तो 1, न ही 2
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   Answer: (1) 1 only

   उत्तर: (1) केवल 1

   Australia's south coast, including the Great Australian Bight, fronts the Indian Ocean (the waters Australia itself calls the Southern Ocean), so statement 1 is correct. The south coast has a Mediterranean-type climate with winter rain, but in the Southern Hemisphere winter is June-August and December-January is summer, so statement 2 is wrong.

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