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Questions : The largest amount of fresh water on our planet is in

(a) Underground water

(b) Glaciers and mountains

(c) River

(d) Lakes and streams

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

Identify the correct statement pertaining to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the floor of Atlantic Ocean among the following—

a) Almost 6 km above

b) Almost 5 km above

c) Almost 3 km above

d) Almost 4 km above

Answer: (c)

Mid - Atlantic Ridge is almost 3km above the floor of Atlantic ocean. (2351m)

Question : 2

Which of the following is the largest navigation canal of the world?

a) Suez Canal

b) Soo Canal

c) Kiel Canal

d) Panama Canal

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

The water fall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river.

a) Zambezi

b) St. Lawrence

c) Amazon

d) Missouri

Answer: (a)

Victoria Falls is a waterfall in southern Africa on the river Zambezi.

Question : 4

The Sargasso sea is a part of the

a) Arctic ocean

b) Indian ocean

c) North Atlantic ocean

d) South Atlantic ocean

Answer: (c)

The Sargasso sea is a part of the North Atlantic ocean.

Question : 5

Best way to conserve our water resources :

a) All of the options mentioned here.

b) Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation

c) Rain water harvesting

d) Sustainable water utilization

Answer: (a)

Water conservation encompasses the policies, strategies and activities to manage freshwater as a sustainable resource, to protect the water environment, and to meet current and future human demand.

Rainwater harvesting, sustainable water use and natural regeneration of vegetation are some of the holistic ways for conserving water.

Question : 6

The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which spark climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Indian Ocean

c) Sea of China

d) Pacific Ocean

Answer: (d)

El Niño (Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish) refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.

It was originally recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean.

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