Which one of the following is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river?
A. Incised meander
B. Knick point
C. Oxbow lake
D. Rive terrace
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In which river is "Grand canyon"?
A. Mississippi
B. Colorado
C. Columbia
D. Ohara
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A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________
A. Baltic Sea
B. Black Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Red Sea
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The tides in the Sea are primarily due to
A. The atmospheric effect of the Earth
B. The gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth
C. The gravitational effect of the Sun on the
Earth
D. The gravitational effect of the Moon on the
Earth
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When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________
A. Form a layer on top
B. Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze
C. Sink to the bottom
D. Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
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Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________
A. Cape route
B. North Atlantic route
C. Panama canal
D. Suez canal
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Where is world's deepest trench "Mariana Trench" located?
A. In Indian Ocean
B. In Atlantic Ocean
C. In Arctic Ocean
D. In Pacific Ocean
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The average salinity of the sea water is ________ parts per thousand.
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Which of the following rivers falls into the Atlantic Ocean?
1. Orinoco
2. Danube
3. Amazon
4. Congo
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4
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Sargasso sea is located in ________
A. North Pacific Ocean
B. North Atlantic Ocean
C. North Sea
D. South Atlantic Ocean
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Which of the following is a tropical ocean current?
A. Curiel
B. Canary
C. Labrador
D. Gulf Stream
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The 'Water table' refers to ________
A. The lower limit of the zone of saturation
B. The upper limit of the zone of saturation
C. The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks
D. Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface
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Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
A. Oyashio and California currents
B. Alaska and Kuroshio currents
C. North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
D. North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
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With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics:
1. Richness in nutrients
2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton
3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen
Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
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With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements:
1. West Australian current is a warm current.
2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4
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The Panama Canal links ________
A. Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
B. Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
C. Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
D. Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
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In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench situated?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
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A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as ________
A. An isthmus
B. A lagoon
C. A peninsula
D. A strait
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Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?
A. Vienna
B. Rome
C. Budapest
D. Belgrade
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Which is the largest river of the Asia?
A. Indus River
B. Yangtze River
C. Hwang Ho River
D. Ganga River
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