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Statement II: Indian coast does not have many gulfs, bays, estuaries and backwaters.
(a) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(c) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
(d) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
India’s offshore and deep-sea fish catch is very poor considering the marine potential of 20-25 million tonnes because the Indian coast does not have many gulfs, bays, estuaries and backwaters as is the case with Norway.
As such it lacks good fishing grounds.
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Question : 1
The northern part of the west coast in India is known as
a) Coromandel coast
b) Malabar coast
c) Godavari Coast
d) Konkan coast
Answer »Answer: (d)
Konkan, also known as the Konkan Coast or Kokan, is the northern section of the western coast of India. It is a 720-km long coastline.
It consists of the coastal districts of the western Indian states of Karnataka, Goa, and Maharashtra. The Southern part of the western coast from Goa to Kanyakumari is called Malabar Coast.
Question : 2
The standard time of a country differs from the GMT in multiples of—
a) One hour
b) Half hour
c) Four minutes
d) Two hours
Answer »Answer: (b)
zero (0) degree Longitude is the mean longitude and the time adjusted according to this longitudinal time. The earth rotates from West to East. So every 15º we go easy wards, local time is advanced by 1 hour.
If we go westwards, local time is retarded by 1 hour. Each country has set their local time multiple of half an hour (1/2 hour). India’s local standard time is (+5.5 h). Means 5.5 h ahead of G.M.T.
Question : 3
Which one of the following would have happened if the Himalayas did not exist?
a) Coastal India would have experienced Mediterranean climate
b) North Indian plain would have been much cooler in winter
c) North western part of India would have experienced humid condition
d) Monsoon rains would have taken place in winter months
Answer »Answer: (b)
North Indian plain would have been much cooler in winter.
Question : 4
Which one of the following statements is correct?
a) Himalayas are the oldest mountains
b) Himalayas belong to the Caledonian mountain system
c) Himalayas have risen from the Tethys Sea when the sea got compressed.
d) One Himalayas were formed due to faulting of the earth’s crust
Answer »Answer: (c)
Himalayas have risen from the Tethys Sea when the Sea got compressed.
Question : 5
The Kulu Valley is situated between
a) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba
b) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik
c) Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal
d) Ladakh and Pirpanjal
Answer »Answer: (d)
Kullu valley is sandwiched between the Pir Panjal, Lower Himalayan and Great Himalayan range. It connects with the Lahul and Spiti valleys via Rohtang Pass.
Question : 6
To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park :
a) Gulf of Kutch
b) Lakshadweep Islands
c) Gulf of Mannar
d) Andaman Islands
Answer »Answer: (a)
The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as a Marine National Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat.
There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs.
The coral formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.
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