Multiple Choice QuestionsWhich one of the following scholars is the proponent of the Turbidity Current Theory on the origin of Submarine Canyons ?
Salin
Gregory
Daly
Harry Hen
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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)
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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)
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
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
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%
A.
34% to 37%
Salinity is defined as the weight in grams of the dissolve inorganic matter in one kilogram of water. Seawtaer has a remarkably constant salinity between 33% to 37% . It is expressed as S% in parts per thousand.
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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 one of the following coasts has narrow continental shelf ?
Northern Australia
China
Canada
Western coast of South America
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
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