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  1. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world?

  2. A.

     Panama Canal

    B.

     Sirhind Canal

    C.

     Suez Canal

    D.

     Indira Gandhi Canal


  3. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is ________

  4. A.

     Bering Strait

    B.

     Dover Strait

    C.

     Palk Strait

    D.

     Vermosa Strait


  5. Where are the Balearic Islands located?

  6. A.

     Mediterranean Sea

    B.

     Black Sea

    C.

     Baltic Sea

    D.

     North Sea


  7. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea?

  8. A.

     Malta

    B.

     Libya

    C.

     Italy

    D.

     Bulgaria


  9. Which of the following are factors that effect the movement of ocean currents?
    I. Earth's gravity
    II. Atmospheric pressure
    III. Winds
    IV. Salinity of the water
    V. Seasonal Variations

  10. A.

     I, III and IV

    B.

     I, II and V

    C.

     III, IV and V

    D.

     All of these


  11. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:
    1. great length of indented coastline
    2. extensive continental shelves
    3. water temperatures lower than 20°C
    4. sparse population

  12. A.

     1, 2 and 3

    B.

     2, 3 and 4

    C.

     1 and 2

    D.

     2 and 4


  13. The Kiel Canal links the ________

  14. A.

     Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

    B.

     Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

    C.

     North Sea and Baltic Sea

    D.

     Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea


  15. The deepest surface depression on earth is

  16. A.

     Kuri Trench

    B.

     Mariana Trench

    C.

     Tonga-Kermadec Trench

    D.

     Bentley Subglacial Trench


  17. Major source of oceanic salinity is

  18. A.

     Rivers

    B.

     Land

    C.

     Wind

    D.

     Ash from volcanoes


  19. The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

  20. A.

     Java Trench

    B.

     Aleutian Trench

    C.

     Atacama Trench

    D.

     Tizard Trench