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Questions : The term “Swash” refers to—

(a) Sideward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave

(b) Forward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave

(c) Backward movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave

(d) Oblique movement of sea water at the beach after the breaking of a wave

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Swash refers to the movement of a turbulent layer of water up the slope of a beach as a result of breaking of a wave. It is capable of moving beach material of substantial water.

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Question : 1

World’s most saline Ocean/Lake is

a) Lake Van

b) Dead Sea

c) Caspian Sea

d) Great Salt Lake

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

Which Strait separates Europe from Africa?

a) Bering

b) Dover

c) Bosphorus

d) Gibraltar

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Diego Garcia is situated in

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Arctic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which of the following is not coastline country of Persian Gulf?

a) United Arab Emirates

b) Qatar

c) Kuwait

d) Oman

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Which one of the following Oceanic currents is not associated with the Pacific Ocean?

a) Humboldt

b) California

c) Canaries

d) Kuroshio

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

In which sea the river ‘Don’ flows in?

a) Baltic sea

b) Sea of Azov

c) Caspian sea

d) Black sea

Answer: (b)

The Don (Russian river) rises in the town of Novomoskovsk and flows over 1800 Km distance into Sea of Azov.

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