A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ______. (1) Estuary (2) Delta (3) Gulf (4) Bay

1 Answer

Answer :

(1) Estuary Explanation: 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.

Related questions

Description : A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ____ (1) Estuary (2) Delta (3) Gulf (4) Bay 

Last Answer : Estuary

Description : Badland topography is characteristic – (1) Chambal valley (2) Coastal area (3) Sundarban delta (4) Gulf of Kachchh

Last Answer : (1) Chambal valley Explanation: Badlands are area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Bad-land ... feature of the Chambal valley, whereas Kankar has extensively developed in the older alluvium.

Description : What term is used to describe a wide straight or Waterway between two land masses and is generally deep enough to provide a passageway for vessels channel estuary or gulf?

Last Answer : Need answer

Description : The Palk Bay lies between (a) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal (c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Narmada and Tapi flow into the (a) Gulf of Khambat (b) Palk Strait (c) Bay of Bengal (d) Gulf of Kachchh

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

Description : To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross - (1) Palk Strait (2) Palk Bay (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Cook Strait

Last Answer : (3) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: One has to cross Gulf of Mannar to reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo.

Description : The Palk Strait lies between – (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives

Last Answer : (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri ... after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.

Description : Differentiate Delta and an estuary. -SST 10th

Last Answer : Delta Estuary 1. A delta is a triangular tract of sediments at the mouth of a river. An estuary is a deep valley formed at the mouth of a river. 2. A delta is formed due to gentle slope of ... , water swiftly joins the Sea and there develops a deep valley or an estuary at the mouth of a river.

Description : A semi enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea is called (1) Estuary (2) Fiord (3) Cove (4) Ria coast

Last Answer : (1) Estuary Explanation: An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which sea water is measurably diluted with ... zone between river environments and maritime environments. They are subject both to marine and riverine influences.

Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Ganga

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary? (1) Ganga (2) Tapti (3) Godavari (4) Mahanadi

Last Answer : (2) Tapti Explanation: Tapti river empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, forming an estuary. It is fed by monsoon rains. The mean flow rate is about 600 cu m ... seasonal temperature range, with high daytime temperatures, and low nighttime temperatures (due to extremely low humidity).

Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Krishna (2) Mahanadi (3) Godavari (4) Narmada

Last Answer : (4) Narmada Explanation: An estuary is a body of water formed where fresh-water from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the seawater. Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are ... not form delta, they form estuary. The Narmada makes an estuary with Gulf of Khambat near Bharuch.

Description : Which of the following rivers makes an estuary? (1) Cauvery (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Ganga

Last Answer : (3) Narmada Explanation: Most of the west flowing rivers of Indian peninsula do not form delta. They form estuary. Narmada is one of them. It is so because rocky terrain of the ... presently partially navigable in the estuary reach around Bharuch but the river has never been a transport artery.

Description : Which of the following rivers flows from East to West and makes an estuary? (1) Yamuna (2) Krishna (3) Narmada (4) Godavari

Last Answer : (3) Narmada Explanation: The Narmada is the largest of all west flowing peninsular rivers. It forms estuary in the Gulf of Khambat. There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.

Description : Which one of the following rivers forms an estuary? (1) Narmada (2) Kaveri (3) Krishna (4) Mahanadi

Last Answer : (1) Narmada Explanation: Narmada forms an estuary in the Gulf of Khambat. There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.

Description : The largest estuary in India is at the mouth of river – (1) Hooghly (2) Bhagirathi (3) Godavari (4) Krishna

Last Answer : (1) Hooghly Explanation: An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. One of the major estuaries of the Ganges, the largest as well as longest river of ... a live estuary supporting biodiversity and better known for its Hilsa fishery and the famous Sunderban mangroves.

Description : The river Damodar ends in (a) River Ganga (b) River Hugli (c) The Bay of Bengal (d) Salt Lake

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Highlight any three circumstances that led to the intermingling of the hearing culture and the reading culture. -SST 10th

Last Answer : (i) The rate of literacy was very low in Europe till the end of the 20th century. In order to attract people towards books, the printers started printing popular ballads and folk ... culture was printed and printed material was orally transmitted. That's how oral and reading culture intermingled.

Description : In North-East India, ______ is known to be the largest fresh-water lake. (1) Dal Lake (2) Chilika Lake (3) Loktak Lake (4) Tsomoriri Lake

Last Answer : (3) Loktak Lake Explanation: Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is located near Moirang in Manipur. It is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it.

Description : Where does all the sediment that is building up on the Mississippi river delta in the gulf of does Mexico come from?

Last Answer : The formation of the Mississippi River Delta can be traced back to the late Cretaceous Period, approximately 100 million years ago, with the creation of the Mississippi embayment. The embayment began ... into the Gulf of Mexico, which facilitated the deltaic land-building processes for the future.

Description : Badland topography is characteristic (1) Chambal valley (2) Coastal area (3) Sundarban delta (4) Gulf of Kachchh

Last Answer : Chambal valley

Description : The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the : (1) Mediterrarean Sea (2) Caspian Sea (3) Persian Gulf (4) South China Sea

Last Answer : (4) South China Sea Explanation: The worst oil spill in history wasn't an accident -it was deliberate. During the Gulf War in 1991, as Iraqi forces retreated from Kuwait, they opened the ... largest oil spill history has seen. Some 240 million gallons of crude oil flowed into the Persian Gulf.

Description : A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called----? A. Strait B. Bay C. Peninsula (Answer) D. Gulf

Last Answer : C. Peninsula (Answer)

Description : To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross (1) Palk Strait (2) Palk Bay (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Cook Strait

Last Answer : Gulf of Mannar

Description : The Palk Strait lies between (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives 

Last Answer :  Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar

Description : The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body? (1) 11° channel (2) 10° Channel (3) Palk Strait (4) Gulf of Mannar

Last Answer : (2) 10° Channel Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT ... channel is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator.

Description : Two important rivers - one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha - merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of ... be this? [CSAT 2011] (a) Bhitarkanika (b) Chandipur-on-sea (c) Gopalpur-on-sea (d) Simlipal

Last Answer : Ans: (a)

Description : The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in (a) Sundarbans (b) Chilka Lake (c) Gulf of Kachchh (d) Lakshadweep

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991] (a) around the Gulf of Cambay (b) around the Konkan coast (c) off the Krishna and Godavari deltas (d) around the Palk strait

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : What separates Daman and Diu? [RRB 1993] (a) Narmada River (b) Gulf of Khambat (c) Gir Hills (d) Tapti River

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ? (a) Sunda Strait (b) Gulf of Mannar (c) Palk Strait (d) Cook Strait

Last Answer : Ans: (b)

Description : In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to - (1) a warm ocean current (2) strong air current (3) streams joining a gulf (4) the name of a stream

Last Answer : (1) a warm ocean current Explanation: The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that ... of the east coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland, and the west coast of Europe

Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in - (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert

Last Answer : (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf Explanation: The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world’s largest single source of crude oil. The oil-rich countries (excluding Iraq) that have a coastline on the Persian Gulf are referred to as the Persian Gulf States.

Description : Sunda Trench is in - (1) Indian Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Gulf of Mexico

Last Answer : (1) Indian Ocean Explanation: The Sunda Trench, earlier known as the Java Trench, is located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 2,600 kilometres. It is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.

Description : Which current is responsible for increase in the temperature of the western Europe? (1) Labrador current (2) Gulf stream (3) Canari current (4) North Equatorial current

Last Answer : (4) North Equatorial current Explanation: North Equatorial Current is a significant Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east-to-west between about 10° north and 20° north. It ... by the Equatorial Countercurrent (also known as the North Equatorial Countercurrent), which flows eastward.

Description : Which one of the following ocean currents does not occur in Atlantic Ocean? (1) Gulf stream (2) Brazil current (3) Peru current (4) Canary current

Last Answer : (3) Peru current Explanation: The Humboldt Current , also known as the Peru Current, is a cold, lowsalinity ocean current that flows north-westward along the west coast of South America from ... boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator, and can extend 1,000 kilometers offshore.

Description : Typhoons are common in the – (1) Arctic Ocean (2) Seas of China and Japan (3) Mexican Gulf (4) Indian Ocean

Last Answer : (2) Seas of China and Japan Explanation: Typhoons are common in the China Sea and along the margins of the west Pacific Ocean.

Description : The largest current, because of its dark waters is known as the 'black current' and that is : (1) Gulf Stream (2) Kuroshio Current (3) California Current (4) Antarctic Current

Last Answer : (2) Kuroshio Current Explanation: The word 'Kuroshio' means 'Black Current' in Japanese. Also known as Japan Current, it is a warm ocean current which flows up the East coast of Asia ... of the Gulf Stream. However, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the largest oceanic current on Earth.

Description : Which one of the following is a warm ocean current? (1) Kurile (2) Canary (3) Labrador (4) Gulf Stream

Last Answer : (4) Gulf Stream Explanation: The Gulf Stream is a warm current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moves north toward Europe. Since it is full of warm water, the sea surface temperatures are warm, which keeps places like Europe warmer than other areas at similar latitudes.

Description : Which one was the first 'Biosphere Reserves' Project Scheme? (1) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (3) Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve (4) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

Last Answer : (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve Explanation: Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.

Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan

Last Answer : (3) Sri Lanka Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar (a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean) and Palk Strait (a ... Mannar district of Sri Lanka). It is located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal.

Description : Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India? (1) Nilgiri (2) Nandadevi (3) Sundarbans (4) Gulf of Mannar

Last Answer : (4) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia's largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2.

Description : The proposed sea-route "Sethu Samudram" is a canal through which of the sea-lanes? (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Malacca Strait (3) Guff of Kutch (4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Sethusamudram is the sea that separates Tamil Nadu, India, from Sri Lanka. It encompasses the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and a shoal of islands and bays ... peninsular India by about 350 nautical miles (due to having to circle about the island of Sri Lanka).

Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park- (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar

Last Answer : (2) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine National Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is ... formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.

Description : Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve? (1) Sunderbans (2) Gulf of Mannar (3) Nandadevi (4) Corbett

Last Answer : (4) Corbett Explanation: Ten of the eighteen biosphere reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ... (Uttarakhand), Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal).

Description : How can you determine the reaction, taking place at constant pressure delta (H) ?

Last Answer : The difference of Enthalpy’s of products and reactants H=Hp-Hr

Description : best way to freeze fresh bay scallops

Last Answer : Need Answer

Description : In Bay Area, Which company provides fresh meal delivery services?

Last Answer : Food delivery service easily available! Perplexed how? Well, Senpex is offering catering services at your doorsteps without making any delay. We utilize our AI-powered route optimization platform to deliver your food parcel as fast as possible.

Description : Why is the Delta of the Indus small compared to the Delta of the Ganga? (a) The Indus traverses a shorter distance than the Ganga (b) The Indus is not as broad as the Ganga (c) The path of ... through arid area, whereas the Ganga collects more water alone its path of the sea (d) None of the above

Last Answer : Ans: (c)

Description : River Luni drains into (a) Kerala Coast (b) Ganga delta (c) Godavari delta (d) Rann of Kachchh

Last Answer : Ans: (d)