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Question 371. Which one of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?
  1.    Izu-Bonin
  2.    Puerto Rico
  3.    Tonga
  4.    Mariana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mariana
Answer: (d)
Question 372. Which of the following countries is not under the drainage area of Nile river?
  1.    Uganda
  2.    Sudan
  3.    Chad
  4.    Ethiopia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Chad
Answer: (c)
Question 373. Consider the map given below. The numbers marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively indicate the islands of
  1.    Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Falkland and Azores
  2.    Azores, Cape Verde, the Bahamas and Falkland
  3.    The Bahamas, Azores, Falkland Cape Verde
  4.    The Bahamas, Azores, Cape Verde and Falkland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Azores, Cape Verde, the Bahamas and Falkland
Answer: (b)
Question 374. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
  1.    Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
  2.    Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
  3.    Indian Ocean is half an Ocean
  4.    Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
Answer: (d)
Question 375. The inland sea is the
  1.    Sea of Japan
  2.    Caspian Sea
  3.    White Sea
  4.    Black Sea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Caspian Sea
Answer: (b)
Question 376. A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ____
  1.    Bay
  2.    Gulf
  3.    Estuary
  4.    Delta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Estuary
Answer: (c)
Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and ocean environments and are subject to both marine influences, such as tides, waves, and the influx of saline water; and riverine influences, such as flows of fresh water and sediment.
The inflow of both seawater and freshwater provide high levels of nutrients in both the water column and sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.
Question 377. Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?
  1.    Dead sea
  2.    Red sea
  3.    Caspian sea
  4.    Mediterranean sea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dead sea
Answer: (a)Dead sea has the highest salinity. The Dead Sea is 306 m (1,004 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is also one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water.
Question 378. The tension of gravitational water in the ground is
  1.    At 15 atmosphere
  2.    At 5 atmosphere
  3.    below 1/3 atmosphere
  4.    At 1.25 atmosphere
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> below 1/3 atmosphere
Answer: (c)
Question 379. Which one of the following bays has the highest tides in the world?
  1.    Bay of Khambat
  2.    Bay of Fundy
  3.    Bay of Bengal
  4.    Hudson Bay
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bay of Fundy
Answer: (b)The Bay of Fundy, a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America. It is known for having the highest tidal range in the world.
Question 380. Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?
  1.    Dead Sea
  2.    Mediterranean Sea
  3.    Black Sea
  4.    Yellow Sea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Dead Sea
Answer: (a)

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