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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) exists as soil moisture
(b) exists as groundwater
(c) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds
(d) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
The percentage of fresh water that exists on earth is 3% out of which almost 70% in icecaps and glaciers. And the remaining 30% is the groundwater.
Lakes, rivers and swamps are approximately 10% of that 30% of groundwater.
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Question : 1
Madagascar is the largest island in
a) Red Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Indian Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called
a) Ria coast
b) Cove
c) Estuary
d) Fjord
Answer »Answer: (c)
An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water that has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater is measurably diluted with freshwater derived from land drainage.
Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments. They are subject both to marine and riverine influences.
Question : 3
El Nino is
a) another name of typhoon
b) tropical disturbance
c) a warm ocean current
d) sea storm
Answer »Answer: (c)
El Nino (the Spanish name for the male child), initially referred to a weak, warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and lasting only a few weeks to a month or more.
Every three to seven years, an El Niño event may last for many months, having significant economic and atmospheric consequences worldwide.
Question : 4
The line drawn over a map joining points having similar amounts of salinity is known as
a) Isogone
b) Isohaline
c) Isotherm
d) Isohyet
Answer »Answer: (b)
Isohalines are lines that join points of equal Salinity.
Question : 5
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Great Slave - Canada Lake
b) Red Lagoon - Bolivia
c) Boiling Lake - Dominica
d) Five Flower - Mangolia Lake
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 6
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Gulf Stream | 1. Pacific Ocean |
B. West Wind Drift | 2. A slow Eastward movement of water over the zone of Westerly wind |
C. Peru Current | 3. Indian Ocean |
D. West Australian Current | 4. Warm current |
a) 1 2 4 3
b) 4 3 1 2
c) 4 2 1 3
d) 1 3 4 2
Answer »Answer: (c)
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