The temperature that provides favourable ecological conditions for living coral reefs is
less than 10°C
10°C to 15°C
15°C to 20°C
more than 20°C
Which among the following has postuated the Subsidence Theory related to coral reef ?
Dally
Agassiz
Darwin
Davis
Who amongst the following correlated colour of ocean water and its salinity ?
Ibn-Khaldun
Al-Masudi
Ibn-Sina
Al-Maqdisi
Especially high and low tides that occur near the times of new and full moons are called
Spring tide
Neap tide
Super tide
Fall tide
Several planned cities have been developed in India after Independence. Which one the following is not a post-independence planned city ?
Gandhinagar
Chandigarh
Jaipur
Bhubaneshwar
| LIST I | LIST II |
| (a) Falkland current | (i) Warm current |
| (b) Norwegian current | (ii) Cold current |
| (c) Florida current | (iii) Atlantic Ocean |
| (d) Okholsk current | (iv) Kamchatka Peninsula |
a-ii , b-iii , c-i , d-iv
a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv
a-iii , b-i , c-ii , d-iv
a-iv , b-iii , c-i , d-ii
If a tide occurs at a place at 6 p.m. when will be the next tide occur ?
00.13 a.m. of the next day
06.26 a.m. of the next day
12.39 p.m. of the next day
06.52 p.m. of the next day
| LIST I | LIST II |
| (a) Coral reef | (i) Organic Ocean Deposit |
| (b) Shoal | (ii) Deep flat surface |
| (c) Abyssal plain | (iii) Steep descent from the shelf bed |
| (d) Continental plain | (iv) Detached elevation with shallow depth |
a-ii , b-iii , c-i , d-iv
a-iv , b-i , c-iv , d-i
a-iii , b-ii , c-iv , d-i
a-i , b-iv , c-ii , d-iii
| LIST I | LIST II |
| (a) Tide | (i) A warm comparatively fast moving ocean current. |
| (b) Tsunami | (ii) A cold ocean current. |
| (c) Gulf Stream | (iii) The periodic rise and fall of water. |
| (d) Labrador current | (iv) Rise of sea water in wave form due to seismic activity. |
a-i , b-ii , c-iii , d-iv
a-ii , b-i , c-iii , d-iv
a-ii , b-iv , c-i , d-ii
a-iv , b-iii , c-ii , d-i
