Hydrosphere and Oceanography – Geography GK MCQ (जलमंडल और समुद्र विज्ञान)
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Hydrosphere and Oceanography – Geography GK MCQ – Previous Year Questions
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Which of the following statement is not correct?
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The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as
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Sea breeze is formed during
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The largest island (after Greenland) of the world is
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Which of the following is the largest island of Japan?
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Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet 'S'?
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Which one among the following is a cold Ocean current?
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Consider the following statements:
Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The correct sequence of the following seas from West to East is
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What explains the Eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
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Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct?
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Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the terrigenous deposits from the coast to the deeper part of the sea?
Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:
Clay
Mud
Sand
Silt
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Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which among the following?
Gravitational force of Sun.
Gravitational force of Moon.
Centrifugal force of Earth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Which of the following seas does not have a coast line?
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Which of the following is a cold ocean current?
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Waves approaching the shore is known as
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The Great Barrier Reef is located on the coast of
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Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the
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The horizontal distribution of temperature of ocean water is largely affected by
Depth of water in the ocean
Ocean current
Prevailing winds
Latitudes
Which of the following is correct?
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What is the most abundant component of salts in sea ?
