Q.1
Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
Q.2
Water exists in how much part of the world?
Q.3
Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world ?
Q.4
Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
Q.5
Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
Q.6
Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population?
I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere
II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea
III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
Q.7
Consider the following statements:
1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.
2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Q.8
Consider the following statements:
1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.9
Consider the following statements:
I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.
II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez
III. It is not a sea level canal.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Q.10
Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments?
1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course.
2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low.
3. The delta sometimes develops in a river's lower course.
4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
Q.11
The best way of conservation of water resources is
Q.12
Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.
Q.13
Suez Canal joins ________
Q.14
Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched?
1. Mountain stage : waterfalls
2. Plain stage : oxbow lake
3. Plain stage : delta
4. Mountain stage : deposition
Q.15
The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
Q.16
The largest ocean is
Q.17
The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
Q.18
Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
Q.19
Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
Q.20
Consider the following statements:
1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory.
2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification
3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Q.21
Consider the following statements:
1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean
2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt.
3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Q.22
Consider the following statements:
1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France.
2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic.
3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Q.23
The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
Q.24
The full name of OTEC
Q.25
The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________
Q.26
Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of
Q.27
Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
Q.28
________ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific".
Q.29
Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
Q.30
The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.
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