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1. The temperature that provides favourable ecological conditions for living coral
reefs is –

a) Less than 10° C b) 10° C to 15° C c) 15° C to 20° C d) More than 20° C

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given:
List-I A. Coral reef B. Shoal C. Abyssal plain D. Continental slope List-II 1.
Organic Ocean Deposit 2.Deep flat surface 3.Steep descent from the shelf bed
4.Detachedelevation with shallow depth
codes: a) A1B2C3D4 b) A2B3C1D4 c) A1B2C4D3 d) A4B3C1D2
3. Which among the following has postulated the Subsidence Theory related to coral
reef? a) Dally b) Agassiz c) Darwin d) Davis

4. If a tide occurs at a place at 6 p. m. When will be the next tide occurs?

a) 00.13 a. m. Of the next day b) 06.26 a. m. Of the next day c) 12.39 p. m. Of the
next day d) 06.52 p. m. Of the next day

5.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given: List-
I A.Tide B.Tsunami C.Gulf stream D.Labrador current List-II 1. A warm
comparatively fast moving ocean current 2. A cold ocean current 3. The periodic
rise and fall of water 4. Rise of sea water in wave form due to seismic activity
codes: a) A1B2C3D4 b) A2B3C1D4 c) A3B4C1D2d) A4B3C1D2

6. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below: List-I A.Falkland current B.Norwegian current C. Florida current D.Okhotsk
current List-II 1.Warm current 2.Cold current 3.Atlantic Ocean 4.Kamchetka
Peninsula codes: a) A1B2C3D4 b) A2B3C1D4 c) A3B4C1D2d) A4B3C1D2
7. Assertion (A): The salinity in Dead Sea is very low. Reason (R): Dead Sea is
located in tropical dry climatic region, where evaporation is high, precipitation is low
and here drainage is internal.

a) Both A and R are right. b) Both A and R are wrong. c) A is wrong, but R is right.
d) A is right, but R is wrong.

8. Diego Garcia is an island in which of the following oceans?

a) Atlantic b) Pacific c) Indian d) Arctic

9. Which one of the following States has the longest coast line? a) Tamil Nadu b)
Maharashtra c) Kerala d) Gujarat

10. Radiolarian Ooze is – a) Terrigenious Deposits b) Neritic Deposits c) Pelagic

Deposits d) Littoral Deposits
11. Ria is an example of – a) Emerged upland shore b) Submerged upland shore c)
Neutral shore d) Compound shore
12. Flat-topped sub-marine mountains are called- a) Sea mounts b) Abyssal mounts
c) Guyots d) Sea Volcanoes
13. Surface ocean currents derive their energy from- a) Salinity b) Tectonics c)
Wind d) Tsunamis
14.Especially high and low tides that occur near the times of new and full moons are
called- a) Spring tide b) Neap tide c) Super tide d) Fall tide

15.Salinity in water bodies increases with –

(A) Increase in evaporation and decrease in admixture of fresh water. (B) Decrease
in evaporation and increase in admixture of fresh water. (C) Decrease in evaporation
and no change in admixture of fresh water. (D) Increase in evaporation and increase
in admixture of fresh water.

16. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled
as Reason (R). Select your answer from codes given below : Assertion (A) : The
salinity in Dead Sea is very low. Reason (R) : Dead Sea is located in tropical dry
climatic region, where evaporation is high, precipitation is low and here drainage is
internal.

Codes : a) Both (A) and (R) are right. b) Both (A) and (R) are wrong. c) (A) is
wrong, but (R) is right. d) (A) is right, but (R) is wrong.

17. Pelagic deposits consist of matter derived from algae and are mostly in the form
of liquid mud known as- a) Blue mud b) Red mud c) Ooze d) Coral mud

18. The average temperature of the surface water of the ocean is -

a) 220C b) 25.70C c) 26.90C d) 26.70C

19. Organic deposits made by living or dead organisms that form rock elevation like
a ridge are known as – a) Corals b) Canyons c) Reefs d) Guyots

20. Which of the following ocean currents belongs to Indian Ocean?

a) Canary current b) Agulhas current c) Antilles current d) Labrador current

21. The western coast of Australia records higher salinity due to –

a) Ocean currents b) Wind direction c) Dry weather condition d) All the above

22. The highest salinity is found in – a) Baltic Sea b) Okhotsk Sea c) Mediterranean
sea d) Red sea

23. One of the proponents of the Turbidity Current theory of the origin of submarine
canyons was – a) Daly b) Dana c) Salis d) Gregory

24. The most common salt in the ocean water is –a) calcium chloride b) Sodium
chloride c) Sodium nitrate d) Magnesium chloride

25. Who is usually given the credit for establishing the validity of the idea that there
was an ice age during which ice sheets covered much of Northern Europe?
a) Agassiz b) Ramsay c) Jukes d) Davis
26. Which of the following oceans is spreading due to plate tectonic movement?

a) Atlantic Ocean b) Pacific Ocean c) Indian Ocean d) Arctic Ocean

27. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given:
List-I (Ocean Currents) A. Oyasiwo B. Peru C. Alaska D. Kurosiwo List-II
(Coasts) 1. Western coast of Latin America 2. Kamchatka Peninsula 3. British
Columbia 4. Japan codes: a) A1B2C3D4 b) A2B1C3D4 c) A3B4C1D2d) A4B3C1D2
28. A reef separated from the main land or inland shore by a deep lagoon is known
as - a) Fringing Reef b) Atoll Reef c) Barrier Reef d) Patch Reef

29. Global change in sea level is caused by – a) Eustatic change b) Isostatic change
c) Climatic change d) Diastrophism

30. Assertion (A): Western coast of Europe (UK) and Labrador of (North America)
are in the same latitude but Western Coast of Europe (UK) remains unfrozen and
Labrador remains frozen for nine months. Reason (R): Gulf Stream (UK) is a warm
current and Labrador is a cold current.

a) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of (A).b) Both A and R
are true and R is the correct explanation of (A). c) A is true, but R is false. d) A is
false, but R is true.

31. The greatest share of fisheries comes from –a) Deep seas b) Continental shelves
c) Deep ocean trenches d) Fresh waters

32. The basaltic ocean crust has an average density of -

a) 2.65 g/cm3 b) 2.75 g/cm3 c) 2.90 g/cm3 d) 3.0 g/cm3
33. The “wave-cut platform” is found in (A) California coast (B) Hokkaido coast (C)
Madagascar coast (D) Malabar coast
34. The average depth of ‘equatorial-counter’ current is (A) 50 m (B) 100 m (C) 150
m (D) 200 m

35. The Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio Current move forcefully northward as a result
of - (A) Western intensification (B) Eastern intensification (C) Northern
intensification (D) Southern intensification

36. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below : Assertion
(A) : Oceanic salinity is low in the equatorial region Reason (R) : Equatorial region
is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.

Codes : (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (b)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of (A). (c) (A) is true
but (R) is false. (d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the given
codes : (1) Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where the continental shelf is
wide. (2) Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters. (3) Mixing of
warm and cold currents brings plant nutrients for fish. (4) Inland fisheries are more
significant than other types in India.

Codes : (A) 1 andü 2 are correct. (B) 1 and 3 are correct. (C) 2, 3 and 4 are
correct. (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct.
38.Which one of the following major seaports of India does not have natural harbour
? (A) Mumbai (B) Cochin (C) Marmagao (D) Paradeep

39.Which of the following is a cold current ? (A) Brazil current (B) Gulf stream (C)
Benguela current (D) Agualhas current

40. The term “brine” is applicable to (A) Arabian Sea (B) Baltic Sea (C) China Sea
(D) Sargasso Sea

41. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other
labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the codes given below : Assertion
(A) : The Sahara desert enjoys a dry climate. Reason (R) : The eastern side of
ocean in sub-tropics along with cold oceanic current.

Codes : (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (b)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A). (c) (A) is true,
but (R) is false. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

42. The Challenger Expedition of 1874 was headed by the country : (A) United
States of America (B) United Kingdom (C) U.S.S.R. (D) India

43. Which one of the following marine ecosystems has the highest primary
production ? (A) Open seas (B) Tidal estuaries (C) Continental shelves (D) Algae
beds and reefs

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