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Total Questions : 242 | Page 22 of 25 pages

Question 211. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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Answer: Option A. -> the Mediterranean sea is considered to be a huge harbor

Question 212. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

a harbour without any port complex, is called a refuge harbor
a harbour used for fishery, is called fishery harbor
the terminal building of a commercial harbour consists of an administrative block, customs clearance and ware-houses.
all the above.

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Answer: Option D. -> all the above.

Question 213. The beach is built :

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Answer: Option A. -> with largest material locally available to the waves

Question 214. Surf zone is :

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Answer: Option C. -> the swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs

Question 215. Pick up the correct statement function following :

The coarse material which has a smaller angle of repose, causes a steeper beach slope
The coarse material which has a greater angle of repose, causes a steeper beach slope
The flattening out of the beach is caused due to the movement of small and uniform particles leeward.
both (b) and (c).

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Answer: Option D. -> both (b) and (c).

Question 216. Littoral drift

is the raised line of sand, parallel to the sea coast
is the slow movement of surface water at sea caused by the wind
is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind
is a current perpendicular to the shore line caused due to wind.

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Answer: Option C. -> is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind

Question 217. . At a place the shore line is along North West-South East. The wind is blowing from the north. The littoral drift will be along

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Answer: Option A. -> south east

Question 218. . Pick up the correct statement from the following :

The direction of the littoral drift depends upon the direction of the wave with respect to the coastline
The direction of a river opening to the sea determines the direction of no littoral drift
Harbour in the path of littoral drift is not constructed to avoid a build up of sand on one side and erosion on the other
all of the above.

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Answer: Option D. -> all of the above.

Question 219. . Pick up the correct statement from the following :

The regular periodic rise and fall of the surface of the sea, is called tide.
The average difference in water level bet-we enhigh tide and low tide at a place, is called tidal range
The movement of water caused by the action of tide, is called a tidal current
all of the above.

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Answer: Option D. -> all of the above.

Question 220. . Pick up the correct statement from the following :