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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Continental Shelf and Slope
(b) Rift Valley
(c) Deep Sea Plain
(d) Ocean Trenches
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, they are derived from terrestrial (as opposed to marine) environments. Consisting of sand, mud, and silt carried to sea by rivers, they are mainly deposited on the continental shelf and slopes.
Terrigenous sediments that reach the continental shelf are often stored in submarine canyons on the continental slope. Turbidity currents carry them down into the deep sea.
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Question : 1
Which of the following is not matched correctly?
a) Agulhas Current - Indian Ocean
b) Gulf Stream - North Atlantic Ocean
c) Brazil Current - South Atlantic Ocean
d) Hamboldt Current - North Pacific Ocean
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 2
Correct pair is
a) Budapest – Danube
b) Cairo - Congo
c) Paris - Swan
d) Perth - Seine
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Lena | 1. Persian Gulf |
B. Amur | 2. Arctic Ocean |
C. Tigris | 3. Arabian Sea |
D. Mahi | 4. Pacific Ocean |
a) 1 3 2 4
b) 4 1 3 2
c) 2 4 1 3
d) 3 2 4 1
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 4
From west to east, what are the three main island groups in the Pacific called ?
a) Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia
b) Melanesia Polynesia and Micronesia
c) Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
d) Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
Largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is
a) Mississippi-Missouri
b) Congo
c) Nile
d) Amazon
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 6
Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I | List II |
(Water bodies) | (Distribution of water in %) |
A. Oceans | i. 0.0001 |
B. Icecaps | ii. 0.0019 |
C. Atmosphere | iii. 97.3 |
D. Rivers | iv. 2.0 |
a) A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i)
b) A - (iii), B -(i), C - (ii), D - (iv)
c) A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (ii), D - (i)
d) A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)
Answer »Answer: (c)
- Oceans – 97.3%
- Ice caps – 2.0%
- Atmosphere – 0.0019%
- Rivers – 0.0001%
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