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What is the solar cycle and how does solar activity vary during it? Explain the geographical significance of enhanced solar activity for the Earth.

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography Q2. What is the solar cycle and how does solar activity vary during it? Explain the geographical significance of enhanced solar activity for the Earth. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: IE Why the question Sun–Earth interactions with the contemporary relevance of increased solar activity during Solar Cycle …

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What are planetary magnetic fields? Explain their formation and significance in shaping planetary systems.

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. Q2. What are planetary magnetic fields? Explain their formation and significance in shaping planetary systems. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: TH Why the question Growing emphasis on planetary geography, space missions and comparative planetology makes understanding internal planetary processes like magnetic fields highly relevant. Key Demand of …

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Magnetosphere

Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Magnetosphere What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is Magnetosphere? How it works and affects earth? Need for study on it? Context: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) have developed a generalized one-dimensional fluid simulation code capable of studying a wide spectrum of coherent electric field structures in near-earth …

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