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Salinity in Ocean water decreases when 

A) evaporation is more B) wind velocity is high
C) rainfall is heavy D) humidity is high
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rainfall is heavy

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The Oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in ____

A) North Indian Ocean B) South Indian Ocean
C) North Atlantic Ocean D) South Atlantic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North Atlantic Ocean

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The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ______

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Arctic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean D) Indian Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

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Which one of the following rivers has a cuspate delta?

A) Mississippi B) Niger
C) Nile D) Tiber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tiber

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A landform developed by the process of deposition occurring towards the centre of intermontane basins in arid or semi-arid regions is known as _________

A) Pediment B) Bajada
C) Playa D) Peneplain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Playa

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A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction , is known as ___

A) Shattering B) Block seperation
C) Granular disintegration D) Exfoliation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Exfoliation

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Why do Fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks?

A) Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for milions of years B) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
C) The plains were folded into mountains D) The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

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What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45o from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?

A) Appleton layer B) Benioff zone
C) Conard discontinuity D) Convergence zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benioff zone

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