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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
- Rotation of the Earth
- Air pressure and wind
- Density of ocean water
- Revolution of the Earth
(a) 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:
a) Fjord
b) Bay
c) Strait
d) Sound
Answer »Answer: (b)
Bay is an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf. It refers to the concavity of a coastline or reentrant of the sea, formed by the movements of either the sea or a lake.
A bay is usually located where more easily eroded rocks are bounded by harder and more resistant formations made from igneous rocks.
Question : 2
Neap tides are
a) Very strong
b) Medium
c) Strong
d) Weak
Answer »Answer: (d)
Neap tides are especially weak tides. They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth). Neap tides occur during quarter moons.
Question : 3
The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season in
a) no area on earth
b) the Atlantic Ocean
c) the Indian Ocean
d) the Pacific Ocean
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 4
Sargasso Sea is characterized by
a) typical marine vegetation
b) highly saline water
c) very cold water
d) very warm water
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
a) Washington – Potomac
b) Warsaw - Vishtula
c) Belgrade - Danube
d) Lisbon - Tiber
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 6
Which one among the following best explains the reason for the Eastern and Western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earth-quake?
a) These margins coincide with the plate margins
b) The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins
c) There are deep ocean trenches along these margins
d) High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean
Answer »Answer: (a)
The eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experience frequent earthquake because these margins coincide with the plate margins.
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