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1. Consider the
following statements about Fujiwhara Effect:
1)
The
Fujiwhara Effect is any interaction between tropical storms formed around the
same time in the same ocean region with same intensity.
2)
The
interaction could lead to changes in the track and intensity of either or both
storm systems.
Which of the above
statements is/are correct?
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both 1
and 2
d)
Neither 1
nor 2
ANSWER: B
EXPLANATION:
Fujiwhara Effect
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Definition:
o
The Fujiwhara Effect is any interaction
between tropical storms formed around the same time in the
same ocean region with their centers or eyes at a distance of
less than 1,400 km, with intensity that could vary between a depression (wind
speed under 63 km per hour) and a super typhoon (wind speed over
209 km per hour).
·
Propounder:
o
The Fujiwhara effect was identified by Sakuhei
Fujiwhara, a Japanese meteorologist whose first paper recognising the Fujiwhara
cases was published in 1921.
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Known examples:
o
The first known instance of the effect was in 1964
in the western Pacific Ocean when typhoons Marie and Kathy merged.
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What it may lead to:
o
The interaction could lead to changes in
the track and intensity of either or both storm systems.
o
In rare cases, the two systems could merge,
especially when they are of similar size and intensity,
to form a bigger storm.
2. Consider the
following statements about Blyth’s tragopan:
1)
It was
habitat at Bhutan through north-east India, North Myanmar to south-east Tibet,
and China.
2)
The IUCN
Status is Vulnerable.
Which of the above
statements is/are correct?
a)
1 only
b)
2 only
c)
Both 1
and 2
d)
Neither 1
nor 2
ANSWER: C
EXPLANATION:
Blyth’s tragopan
·
About:
o
A pheasant also called grey-bellied tragopan
o
State bird of Nagaland.
o
Scientific Name: Tragopan
blythii
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Habitat:
o
Bhutan through north-east India,
o
North Myanmar to south-east Tibet, and
o
China.
·
Population:
o
Estimated to be about 2,500 to 9,999 birds.
·
Conservation Status:
o
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
(VU)
o
CITES: Appendix
I
·
Threats:
o
Deforestation as forest is primary habitat;
o
threatened to extinction and overexploitation
o
High levels of grazing and slash and burn
agriculture