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Q.1. āĻŽāĻšā§āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĻ
(A) 100 m
(B) 200 m
(C) 500 m
(D) 1000 m
Q.1. The average depth of the continental shelf is:
(A) 100 m
(B) 200 m
(C) 500 m
(D) 1000 m
ANS: B
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Q.2. āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻšā§āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāύ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ?
(A) āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
(B) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ
(C) āĻāĻžāϰāϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(D) āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ
Q.2. Which ocean has the widest continental shelf?
(A) Atlantic
(B) Pacific
(C) Indian
(D) Arctic
ANS: D
Q.3. āĻŽāĻšā§āĻĸāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĸāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ?
(A) 2°
(B) 4°
(C) 6°
(D) 8°
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Q.3. Which one of the following is the correct average slope angle of continental slope?
(A) 2°
(B) 4°
(C) 6°
(D) 8°
ANSWER: B
Q.4. āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻā§āϰāϤāĻž
(A) 1000 â 6000 metres
(B) 2000 â 6000 metres
(C) 3000 â 6000 metres
(D) 4000 â 6000 metres
Q.4. The general depth of abyssal plains varies between
(A) 1000 â 6000 metres
(B) 2000 â 6000 metres
(C) 3000 â 6000 metres
(D) 4000 â 6000 metres
ANSWER: C
Q.5. āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ?
(A) āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ
(B) āĻļā§āĻĢāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ
(C) āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϞ
(D) āĻāĻŋāϞāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻ
Q.5. A classification of coast has been attempted by:
(A) Penck
(B) Shepherd
(C) Powell
(D) Gilbert
ANSWER: B
Q.6. āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻā§āώāϝāĻŧāĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŽ?
(A) āĻšā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ, āĻāϰā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻšāĻž, āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ
(B) āĻšā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ, āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ, āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻšāĻž
(C) āĻšā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ, āĻā§āĻšāĻž, āĻāϰā§āĻ, āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ
(D) āĻšā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ, āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ, āĻāϰā§āĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ
Q.6. What is the correct sequence in the erosion of a headland?
(A) Headland, arch, cave, stack
(B) Headland, stump, stack, cave
(C) Headland, cave, arch, stack
(D) Headland, stack, bay, arch, stump
ANSWER: C
Q.7. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ āύā§āĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ:
(A) ⧍ā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ-ā§Šā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻ āĻā§āώāĻžāĻāĻļ
(B) ā§Ŧā§Ļ°āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ-ā§ā§Ļ°āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻ āĻā§āώāĻžāĻāĻļ
(C) ā§Ēā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ-ā§Ģā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻ āĻā§āώāĻžāĻāĻļ
(D) ā§Šā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ-ā§Ēā§Ļ°āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖ āĻ āĻā§āώāĻžāĻāĻļ
Q.7. The sea plains are almost absent between:
(A) 20°S-30°S Latitudes
(B) 60°N-70°N Latitudes
(C) 40°S-50°S Latitudes
(D) 30°S-40°S Latitudes
ANSWER: B
Q.8. āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻāϞā§āϰ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŽāĻž?
(A) 34% to 37%
(B) 27% to 29%
(C) 37% to 39%
(D) 21% to 26%
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Q.8. Which one of the following is the correct average range of worldwide variations in seawater salinity?
(A) 34% to 37%
(B) 27% to 29%
(C) 37% to 39%
(D) 21% to 26%
ANSWER: A
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Q.9. āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āϰ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻā§āϰāĻŽ (increasing order) āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§?
(A) āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āϞā§āĻšāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(B) āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āϞā§āĻšāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(C) āϞā§āĻšāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(D) āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āĻŦāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ â āϞā§āĻšāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāĻāϰ
Q.9. Which one of the following sequences is the correct increasing order of salinity concentration in their water?
(A) Gulf of California â Baltic Sea â Red Sea â Arctic Sea
(B) Baltic Sea â Arctic Sea â Gulf of California â Red Sea
(C) Red Sea â Gulf of California â Arctic Sea â Baltic Sea
(D) Arctic Sea â Gulf of California â Baltic Sea â Red Sea
ANSWER: B
Q.10. āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤāĻŋ (A): 40°N āĻĨā§āĻā§ 40°S āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰā§āϧā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ (R): āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϏ āĻšāϞ āϏā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻ, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻŦāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻā§āĻĄ:
(A) (A) āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻšāϞ (A) āĻāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
(B) (A) āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āĻšāϞ (A) āĻāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
(C) (A) āϏāϤā§āϝ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
(D) (A) āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āϏāϤā§āϝāĨ¤
Q.10. Assertion (A): Sea surface temperature is less than air temperature between 40°N to 40°S and thereafter towards the pole in both hemispheres; it is opposite.
Reason (R): Insolation is the sole source of ocean temperature, which is high along the equator and reduces towards the pole.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
ANSWER: D
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Q.11. āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
(A) āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāύā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāύ
(B) āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāύ
(C) āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāύ
(D) āĻĨāĻžāϰā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāύ
Q.11. The oceanic zone in which temperature changes rapidly with depth, is called
(A) the Pycnocline
(B) the Halocline
(C) the Decline
(D) the Thermocline
ANSWER: D
Q.12. āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠âāϰā§āϞ āĻ āĻĢ āĻāύā§āϏāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĒā§āϰāĻļāύāϏâ, āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
(A) āĻāĻžāĻĒ
(B) āϞāĻŦāĻŖāϤāĻž
(C) āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦ
(D) āĻĒā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ
Q.12. In oceans, Rule of Constant Proportions relates to
(A) Pressure
(B) Salinity
(C) Density
(D) Nutrients
ANSWER: B
Q.13. āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤāĻŋ (A): T-S āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϞāϰāĻžāĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ (R): āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāϰāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻāϏā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻ āϞāĻŦāĻŖāĻžāĻā§āϤāϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āώāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
 (A) (A) āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻšāϞ (A) āĻāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
(B) (A) āĻāĻŦāĻ (R) āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āĻšāϞ (A) āĻāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
(C) (A) āϏāϤā§āϝ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
(D) (A) āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠(R) āϏāϤā§āϝāĨ¤
Q.13. Assertion (A): T-S diagrams help in identifying water masses.
Reason (R): Each water mass has a unique temperature and salinity signature.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
ANSWER: A
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Q.14. List-I āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ List-II āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āύ:
List-I (āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāϏāĻŽā§āĻš):
(A) āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
(B) āĻšāĻŋāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
(C) āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
(D) āĻ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
List-II (āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻ):
(1) āĻāϰ. āĻ. āĻĄā§āĻāϞāĻŋ
(2) āĻāĻžāϰā§āϞāϏ āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻāĻāύ )
(3) āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āϏ āĻāĻāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ
(4) āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰā§āύāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš:
(A) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(C) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
(D) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Q.14. Match List-I with List-II :
List-I (Theories)
(A) Subsidence Theory     Â
(B) Glacial Control Theory              Â
(C) Solution Theory          Â
(D) Standstill Theory         Â
List-II (Proponents)
(1) R.A. Daly
(2) Charles Darwin
(3) Alex Agassiz
(4) Murray and Renard
Options:
(A) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(C) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
(D) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
ANSWER: B
Q.15. āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ ________
(A) āĻāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāĻāĻāύ
(B) āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϞā§āϏ
(C) āĻāĻŋ.āĻāĻāĻ. āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻāĻāύ
(D) āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ
Q.15. The dynamic theory of tides has been given by ________
(A) Isaac Newton
(B) Laplace
(C) G.H. Darwin
(D) Marmer
ANSWER: B
Q.16. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ ________
(A) āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
(B) āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāϞāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāϞ
(C) āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϤāϞāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ
(D) āĻāύāϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
Q.16. The primary cause for vertical movements of water in oceans is ________
(A) atmospheric pressure differences
(B) Coriolis force
(C) ocean bottom topography
(D) density differences
ANSWER: D
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Q.17. āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰāĻĢāϞ āĻ
āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻšāϞā§:
(A) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ â āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ
(B) āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ â āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ â āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ
(C) āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ â āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ
(D) āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ â āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ â āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ â āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Q.17. The correct sequence of area from smaller to larger with reference to oceans:
(A) Pacific â Atlantic â Arctic â Indian
(B) Indian â Pacific â Atlantic â Arctic
(C) Arctic â Indian â Atlantic â Pacific
(D) Arctic â Indian â Pacific â Atlantic
ANSWER: C
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Q.18. āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϰāĻŋāĻĢ āĻāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ:
(A) āĻŽā§āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻž
(B) āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāύā§āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāϏ
(C) āĻŽā§āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž
(D) āĻŽā§āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻž
Q.18. Belize barrier reef is located between:
(A) Mexico and Cuba
(B) Jamaica and Honduras
(C) Mexico and Guatemala
(D) Mexico and Bahamas
ANSWER: C
Q.19. āϏāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§?
(A) āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϞāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
(B) āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāϞāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āύā§āĻ
(C) āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
(D) āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āύā§āϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋāϰāĻŋ
Q.19. Which unique feature characterizes the Sargasso Sea?
(A) Presence of coral reefs
(B) No surrounding land boundaries
(C) Highest tides in the world
(D) Underwater volcanoes
ANSWER: B
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Q.20. āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ āύāϝāĻŧ?
(A) āĻŽāĻžāύā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(B) āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϤ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(C) āϞāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ
(D) āĻāύā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ
Q.20. Which of the following is not among the four coral reef regions of India identified by the Government for intensive conservation and management?
(A) Gulf of Mannar
(B) Gulf of Khambat
(C) Lakshadweep Islands
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ANSWER: B
Q.21. āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ Â â
(A) āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
(B) āĻ āϰā§āϧāĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
(C) āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
(D) āĻāϤā§āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧā§
Q.21. High spring tides occur in the period of
(A) Full Moon phase
(B) Half Moon phase
(C) New Moon phase
(D) Fourth Moon phase
ANSWER: A
Q.22. āϏāĻŋāύā§āϧā§āĻāϰā§āĻĻ āĻšāϞ āĻāϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ:
(A) āϏā§āĻĨāϞāĻāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ
(B) āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ
(C) āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ
(D) āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ
Q.22. Oozes are examples of:
(A) Terrigenous deposits
(B) Pelagic deposits
(C) Fluvial deposits
(D) Glacial deposits
ANSWER: B
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Q.23. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻāϞ⧠âplankton bloomsâ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāύāĻ
(A) āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
(B) āĻāϰā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
(C) āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ-āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
(D) āĻāϞāϤāϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš
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Q.23. The âplankton bloomsâ occur in the sea water by
(A) downwelling current
(B) upwelling current
(C) counter drift current
(D) underwater current
ANSWER: B
Q.24. āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ?
(A) āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āϞāĻž āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(B) āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(C) āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(D) āĻā§āϰā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
Q.24. Identify the ODD one from among the following:
(A) Benguela current
(B) Brazil current
(C) Japan current
(D) Kuroshio current
ANSWER: A
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Q.25. āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāύ:
(A) āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ â āĻāώā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(B) āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦ āĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ â āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(C) āĻĢāĻāϞā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ â āĻāώā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
(D) āĻāĻā§āϞāĻšāĻžāϏ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ â āĻāώā§āĻŖ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ
Q.25. Choose the WRONG pair from among the following:
(A) North Pacific current â Warm current
(B) East Australian current â Cold current
(C) Falkland current â Warm current
(D) Agulhas current â Warm current
ANSWER: C
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Q.26. āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž-I-āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻž-I āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāύ
āϞāĻŋāϏā§āĻ-I (āĻāĻā§āϰ/āĻāĻžāϤ)
(A) āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āϰāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āĻ
(B) āĻāĻžāĻāĻž-āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āĻ
(C) āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒ
(D) āĻŽā§āϞāϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒ
āϞāĻŋāϏā§āĻ-II (āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰ)
(I) āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ
(II) āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰ
(III) āĻāĻžāϰāϤā§āϝāĻŧ
(IV) āĻāĻāϞāĻžāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
āĻā§āĻĄ:
(A) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(C) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
(D) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Q.26. Match the List-I with List-II
LIST-I (Deep/Trench)
(A) Puerto Rico Trench
(B) Java-Sunda Trench
(C) Challenger deep
(D) Molloy deep
LIST-II (Ocean)
(I) Arctic
(II) Pacific
(III) Indian
(IV) Atlantic
Codes:
(A) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
(B) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(C) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
(D) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
ANSWER: D
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Q.27. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŽā§āϞāϤ āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻā§:
(A) āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
(B) āĻŦāϰā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤
(C) āĻāĻā§āĻ-āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϰ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(D) āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāύāĻŽāύ
Q.27. Global sea level changes are taking place mainly due to:
(A) Thermal expansion of the seawater
(B) Increased precipitation.
(C) Melting of high-altitude glaciers
(D) Relative subsidence of land margins
ANSWER: A
Q.28. āύāĻŋāϰāĻā§āώā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāϏāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāώā§āĻŖ āϏāĻžāĻāϰāĻāϞā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ:
(A) āĻāϞ āύāĻŋāύā§
(B) āϞāĻž āύāĻŋāύā§
(C) ENSO
(D) āϏāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻžāϰā§āύ āĻ āϏāϏāĻŋāϞā§āĻļāύ
Q.28. The phenomenon characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific is known as:
(A) El Nino
(B) La Nina
(C) ENSO
(D) Southern Oscillation
ANSWER: A
Q.29. āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύā§āϰ āύā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϞ:
(A) āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ 45°
(B) āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ 90°
(C) āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ 90°
(D) āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ
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Q.29. The net direction of Ekman transport in the Northern Hemisphere is:
(A) 45° to the right of wind
(B) 90° to the right of wind
(C) 90° to the left of wind
(D) Parallel to the wind
ANSWER: A
Q.30. āĻĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻŖâāĻĒāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰâāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦ āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
(A) āĻā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§
(B) āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§
(C) āĻāϰāĻžāϞ āϏāĻžāĻāϰā§
(D) āĻŦāĻā§āĻā§āĻĒāϏāĻžāĻāϰā§
Q.30. South-west monsoon current and north-east monsoon current are found in
(A) the Mediterranean Sea
(B) the California Bay
(C) the Aral Sea
(D) the Bay of Bengal
ANSWER: D
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