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  1. Which of the following is a tropical ocean current?

  2. A.

     Curiel

    B.

     Canary

    C.

     Labrador

    D.

     Gulf Stream


  3. The 'Water table' refers to ________

  4. A.

     The lower limit of the zone of saturation

    B.

     The upper limit of the zone of saturation

    C.

     The contact zone of permeable and impermeable rocks

    D.

     Seepage of water into fissures lying below the earth's surface


  5. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as

  6. A.

     Oyashio and California currents

    B.

     Alaska and Kuroshio currents

    C.

     North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents

    D.

     North Pacific and Kuroshio currents


  7. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics:
    1. Richness in nutrients
    2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton
    3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen
    Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?

  8. A.

     1 only

    B.

     1 and 2 only

    C.

     3 only

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  9. With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements:
    1. West Australian current is a warm current.
    2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
    3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season.
    4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.

  10. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     1 and 4

    C.

     2 and 3

    D.

     2 and 4


  11. The Panama Canal links ________

  12. A.

     Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea

    B.

     Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean

    C.

     Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea

    D.

     Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean


  13. In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench situated?

  14. A.

     Pacific Ocean

    B.

     Atlantic Ocean

    C.

     Indian Ocean

    D.

     Arctic Ocean


  15. A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as ________

  16. A.

     An isthmus

    B.

     A lagoon

    C.

     A peninsula

    D.

     A strait


  17. Of the following, which capital city is not situated on the banks of the river Danube?

  18. A.

     Vienna

    B.

     Rome

    C.

     Budapest

    D.

     Belgrade


  19. Which is the largest river of the Asia?

  20. A.

     Indus River

    B.

     Yangtze River

    C.

     Hwang Ho River

    D.

     Ganga River