Indian Physiography

Question 1

Karewas Formation

Answer 1

Thick deposits of glacial clay embedded within morraines and useful for saffron cultivation in Kashmir/northwestern Himalayas

Question 2

Important Lakes in Northwestern Himalayas

Answer 2

Dal, Wular, Pangong Tso and Tso Miriri

Question 3

Types of Clouds

Answer 3

Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, Nimbus

Question 4

Cirrus Clouds Features

Answer 4

High Altitude - 8 to 12000 m
Thin and detached
Feathery appearance
White color

Question 5

Cumulus cloud features

Answer 5

Medium Altitude - 4 to 7000 m
Cotton wool
Flat base

Question 6

Stratus Cloud Characteristics

Answer 6

Altitude - 0 - 2000m
Layered Clouds
Caused by mixing of airmasses with different temperatures OR due to loss of heat
Cirrostratus clouds (high clouds)
Altostratus clouds (middle clouds)

Question 7

Nimbus cloud characteristics

Answer 7

Altitude - 500 to 5500m

Black or Dark Grey
Middle to low level clouds
Dense and opaque
Shapeless masses of thick vapour

Cumulonimbus - clouds with extensive vertical development, rain-bearing