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Oceanography - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    [SSC CML Pre 2002]
    The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is:
    1. Pacific
    2. Antarctic
    3. Atlantic
    4. Indian
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  2. Question 2

    [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1992]
    River Volga falls into:
    1. Mediterranean Sea
    2. Black Sea
    3. Red Sea
    4. Caspian Sea
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  3. Question 3

    [IAS (Pre) 2015]
    Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
    1. Israel
    2. Lebanon
    3. Syria
    4. Jordan
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  4. Question 4

    In which sea the river ‘Don’ flows in?
    1. Baltic sea
    2. Sea of Azov
    3. Black sea
    4. Caspian sea
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  5. Question 5

    [PCS (Pre) 2016]
    Which one of the following Oceanic currents is not associated with the Pacific Ocean?
    1. Humboldt
    2. California
    3. Canaries
    4. Kuroshio
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  6. Question 6

    Continental self is
    1. A part of oceanic crust made of granite
    2. A part of continental crust made of basalt
    3. A part of oceanic crust made of basalt
    4. A part of continental crust made of granite
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  7. Question 7

    Submarine canyons are formed due to which of the following?
    1. Rifting
    2. Turbidity currents
    3. Subsidence and upliftment
    4. Ecstasy
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  8. Question 8

    The East Pacific rise is also known as :
    1. Peru Basin
    2. Albatross Plateau
    3. Tonga Trench
    4. Polynesia
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the most stable ecosystem ?
    1. Mountain
    2. Ocean
    3. Desert
    4. Forest
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  10. Question 10

    Waves approaching the shore is known as:
    1. Tsunami
    2. Tide
    3. Swash
    4. Currents
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  11. Question 11

    Atoll is a kind of :
    1. Inland sea
    2. Sandbar
    3. Lake
    4. None of these
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  12. Question 12

    The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the
    1. Continental slope
    2. Oceanic ridge
    3. Isthmus
    4. Continental shelf
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  13. Question 13

    Which one of the following is not a cold ocean current ?
    1. Oyashio
    2. California
    3. Kuroshio
    4. Ganaries
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  14. Question 14

    In sea, plants are restricted up to the depth of :
    1. 2000m
    2. 1000m
    3. 400m
    4. 200m
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  15. Question 15

    E1 Nino occurs over :
    1. Pacific Ocean
    2. Mediterranean Sea
    3. Indian Ocean
    4. Atlantic Ocean
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  16. Question 16

    The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called :
    1. Ocean current
    2. Wave
    3. Water cycle
    4. Tide
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  17. Question 17

    ea-waves are undulated movements of water on the surface of the sea sue to :
    1. Friction of wind on the surface
    2. Rotation of earth
    3. Difference in temperature
    4. All of above
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  18. Question 18

    The Sargasso sea is situated in the:
    1. Indian Ocean
    2. Atlantic Ocean
    3. Pacific Ocean
    4. Arctic Ocean
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  19. Question 19

    Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?
    1. Kurile
    2. Canary
    3. Gulf Stream
    4. Labrador
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  20. Question 20

    Sea water is saltier than rain water because :
    1. The air around the sea is salty
    2. Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
    3. Sea beds have salt producing mines
    4. Sea animals are salt producing
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