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  1. Which of the following sea is landlocked?

  2. A.

     Red Sea

    B.

     Timor Sea

    C.

     Northern Sea

    D.

     Aral Sea


  3. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon ________

  4. A.

     Its depth

    B.

     Its length

    C.

     Its speed at which it flows

    D.

     Its width


  5. The Canals in Western Europe are mainly used for ________

  6. A.

     Irrigation

    B.

     Inland navigation

    C.

     Ship building

    D.

     Trade


  7. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is

  8. A.

     Dendritic

    B.

     Trellis

    C.

     Rectangular

    D.

     Radial


  9. Mongla port is located in

  10. A.

     Srilanka

    B.

     Bangladesh

    C.

     Bhutan

    D.

     India


  11. Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?

  12. A.

     North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial

    B.

     North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial

    C.

     North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial

    D.

     North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial


  13. Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?

  14. A.

     Ravi

    B.

     Jhelum

    C.

     Chenab

    D.

     None of these


  15. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents?
    1. Prevailing winds
    2. Earth's Rotation
    3. Earthquake activity
    4. Bottom Topography
    5. Difference in the density of seawater

  16. A.

     1, 2 and 3

    B.

     1, 2 and 4

    C.

     1, 2 and 5

    D.

     3, 4 and 5


  17. What percentage of World's fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice

  18. A.

     0.5

    B.

     0.1

    C.

     1.7

    D.

     0.3


  19. Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________

  20. A.

     Sea animals are salt producing

    B.

     The air around the sea is saltish

    C.

     River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

    D.

     Sea beds have salt producing mines