The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
A. North-West Pacific
B. South-East Pacific
C. North-West Atlantic
D. North-East Atlantic
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?
A. White sea
B. Sargasso sea
C. Sea of Okhotsk
D. Tasman sea
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
A. Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
B. Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
C. Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
D. River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________
A. The North Sea around the Netherlands
B. The coastal areas from Alaska to California
C. The Sea of Japan
D. The Gulf of Mexico
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in ________
A. North America
B. South America
C. Russia
D. Africa
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________
A. In the Pacific Ocean
B. In the Atlantic Ocean
C. In the Indian Ocean
D. In the Mediterranean Sea
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
A. Hokkaido
B. Honshu
C. Shikoku
D. Kyushu
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
A. Mindanao
B. Palawan
C. Luzon
D. Negnos
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
________ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific".
A. Fiji
B. Falkland
C. Windward
D. Hawaiian
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
A. Armenia
B. Azerbaijan
C. Kazakhstan
D. Turkmenistan
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Consider the following statements:
1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory.
2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification
3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 and 2
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Consider the following statements:
1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean
2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt.
3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A. 2 only
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 3 only
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Consider the following statements:
1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France.
2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic.
3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 only
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
A. Australia
B. Cuba
C. Ghana
D. Philippines
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The full name of OTEC
A. Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation
B. Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation
C. Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation
D. Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
A. Green Land
B. South Pole
C. Himalaya
D. North Pole
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The largest ocean is
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
A. Indian Ocean
B. Red Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Atlantic Ocean
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
A. Irminger current
B. Labrador current
C. Brazilian current
D. Canarie current
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
A. Wave-free salt water
B. Clean salt water
C. Warm seas
D. Plenty of sunlight
Select an option to see the answer and solution.