Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following scholars is the proponent of the Turbidity Current Theory on the origin of Submarine Canyons ?  

  • Salin

  • Gregory

  • Daly

  • Harry Hen


C.

Daly

Submarine turbidity current is the high-density current which is formed by the movement of sand & sediments covering continental shelf. This movement is induced by tsunami, earthquakes etc. The submarine canyon gets eroded over long time period on shelf and once reaches he ocean floor , the speed of turbidity currents slows down.


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Which one of the following marine features is not supporting for speedy growth of coral reefs ?

  • Around a lagoon

  • Near to small channel

  • Close to island shore

  • Guyots and seamounts


 

LIST I

(FORCE)

LIST II

(SOURCE)

(a) Coriolis  (i) Earth's gravity
(b) Tidal (ii) Topographic differences
(c) Friction (iii) Static state
(d) Resisting (iv) Earth's rotation
  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)

  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(iii) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)

  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(ii)


  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iii)


Which one of the following coasts has narrow continental shelf ?

  • Northern Australia

  • China

  • Canada

  • Western coast of South America


 

LIST I

(Ocean Trench)

LIST II

(Depth in meters)

(a) Tonga  (i) 7760
(b) Kuril Kamchatka (ii) 10540
(c) Philippine (iii) 10880
(d) Romanche (iv) 10500
  • (a)-(i) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(i)

  • (a)-(iv) , (b)-(iii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)

  • (a)-(ii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(iv) , (d)-(iii)


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LIST I 

(Mid-Oceanic Ridge)

LIST II

(Ocean)

(a) Carlsberg Ridge (i) Pacific Ocean
(b) Mid-Atlantic Ridge (ii) Antarctic Ocean
(c) East Pacific Ridge (iii) Indian Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ridge (iv) Atlantic Ocean
  • (a)-(iii) , (b)-(ii) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(ii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(iii) , (d)-(i)

  • (a)-(iii) , (b)-(i) , (c)-(ii) , (d)-(iv)

  • (a)-(iii) , (b)-(iv) , (c)-(i) , (d)-(ii)


Which on of the followings is the correct average range of the worlwide variations in sea water salinity ?

  • 34% to 37%

  • 27% to 29%

  • 37% to 39%

  • 21% to 26%


ASSERTION (A) : In low latitudes, sea water in th deep cold zone does not freeze.

REASON (R) : The deep sea water does not remain under intense pressure because of its high salinity.

  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • Both (A) and (R) are true , but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

  • (A) is true , but (R) is false.

  • (A) is false , but (R) is true


The subsidence theory related to the coral reef was propounded by :

  • Davis

  • Darwin

  • Dally

  • Dana


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Which one of the following sequences is the correct form in a littoral zone from land to sea ?

  • Backshore , Foreshore , Nearshore , Offshore

  • Foreshore , Backshore , Nearshore , Offshore

  • Offshore, Nearshore , Foreshore , Backshore

  • Nearshore , Offshore , Backshore , Foreshore


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