Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet?
A. I and III
B. II and IV
C. I, II and III
D. II, III and IV
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The Great Barrier Reef is found
A. Close to Greenland
B. Near the Suez Canal
C. In the Bay of Bengal
D. Of the coast of Queensland
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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
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Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of
A. Lakes
B. Steep slopes
C. Great rivers
D. Waterfalls
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Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
A. Depth of the sea
B. Availability of ports and harbours
C. Climate of the region
D. All the above
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Country peopled almost by migration is
A. The USA
B. Brazil
C. Australia
D. Hawaii
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European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
A. Straits of Bosporus
B. Sea of Marmara
C. Straits of Dardanelles
D. All the above
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The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as
A. Relative humidity
B. Moisture content
C. Dew point
D. Absolute humidity
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The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice free throughout the year is
A. Leningrad
B. Odessa
C. Murmansk
D. Vladivostok
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On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located?
A. The Nile
B. The Niger
C. The Congo
D. The Zambezi
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Which of the following are related with "Red Indian"?
A. New Zealand
B. Srilanka
C. North America
D. Kenya
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Lowest temperature is recorded in
A. USA
B. Mexico
C. Verkhoyansk
D. Alaska
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Which of the following is a correct sequence of increasing depth?
A. Continental shelf, Continental slope, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
B. Continental slope, Continental shelf, Deep sea plains, Ocean depths
C. Continental shelf, Continental slope, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
D. Continental slope, Continental shelf, Ocean depths, Deep sea plains
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What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?
A. They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean
B. They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
C. They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean
D. They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean
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The term "epicentre" is associated with
A. The inner core of the earth
B. The outer core of the Earth
C. Earthquakes
D. Volcanoes
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The ________ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ________ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.
A. Caucasus, Black
B. Ural, Caspian
C. Carpathian, Mediterranean
D. Balkan, Sea of Azov
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Which of the following separates Asia and Africa?
A. Panama Canal
B. Suez Canal
C. Nile River
D. Buckingham River
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The river Mahaweli flows through
A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. Sri Lanka
D. Pakistan
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The number of women per thousand men is called
A. Men-women ratio
B. Sex ratio
C. Relative density
D. Manage ratio
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The river transports material in
A. Suspension
B. Solution
C. Traction
D. All of these
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