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Question 31. Which of the following conditions for the survival of corals are correct?

  1. The water temperature must not fall below 20°C

  2. The depth of water should not exceed 30 fathoms

  3. The salinity should be less than 10%

  4. The water should be free from sediments.


Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1.    1, 2 and 4
  2.    1, 2 and 3
  3.    1 and 2
  4.    3 and 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1, 2 and 4
Answer: (a)
Question 32. Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake of the world?
  1.    Lincanbur Lake
  2.    Karda Lake
  3.    Baikal Lake
  4.    Great Bear Lake
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Baikal Lake
Answer: (c)
Question 33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Colorado
1. Aswan
B. Damodar
2. Kariba
C. Nile
3. Panchet
D. Zambezi
4. Hoover
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 1 2
  2.    3 4 1 2
  3.    1 2 3 4
  4.    1 3 4 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4 3 1 2
Answer: (a)
Question 34. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
List II
(Ocean current)
(Coast)
A. Humboldt
1. Namibia – Angola
B. North Atlantic Drift
2. Chile – Peru
C. Benguela
3. Mozambique – Madagascar
D. Agulhas
4. United Kingdom – Norway
Codes: A B C D
  1.    A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
  2.    A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
  3.    A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3
  4.    A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
Answer: (d)
The correct match is as follows:
Humboldt - Chile-Peru
North Atlantic Drift - U.K- Norway
Benguela - Namibia –Angola
Agulhas - Mozambique -Madagascar
Question 35. Statement I :
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Statement II :
Earth rotates from the West towards the East once in 24 hours with respect to the Sun.
Code :
  1.    Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  2.    Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3.    Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  4.    Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Answer: (c)
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effect of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the earth because the Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the sun.
The tidal range is not constant but changes depending on where the sun and moon are.
Question 36. The Sargasso sea is a part of the
  1.    Arctic ocean
  2.    Indian ocean
  3.    North Atlantic ocean
  4.    South Atlantic ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> North Atlantic ocean
Answer: (c)The Sargasso sea is a part of the North Atlantic ocean.
Question 37. The largest amount of fresh water on our planet is in
  1.    Underground water
  2.    Glaciers and mountains
  3.    River
  4.    Lakes and streams
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Glaciers and mountains
Answer: (b)
Question 38. Best way to conserve our water resources :
  1.    All of the options mentioned here.
  2.    Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation
  3.    Rain water harvesting
  4.    Sustainable water utilization
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> All of the options mentioned here.
Answer: (a)
Water conservation encompasses the policies, strategies and activities to manage freshwater as a sustainable resource, to protect the water environment, and to meet current and future human demand.
Rainwater harvesting, sustainable water use and natural regeneration of vegetation are some of the holistic ways for conserving water.
Question 39. One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to
  1.    Benghazi
  2.    Port Said
  3.    Alexandria
  4.    Suez
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Suez
Answer: (d)
Question 40. The ‘EL Nino’ phenomena which spark climatic extreme around the globe, originates in the
  1.    Atlantic Ocean
  2.    Indian Ocean
  3.    Sea of China
  4.    Pacific Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pacific Ocean
Answer: (d)
El Niño (Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish) refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.
It was originally recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean.

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