Description : Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the – (1) Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea (2) West coastal plain (3) Western Ghats (4) Interior part of the Deccan
Last Answer : (1) Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea Explanation: Mumbai High Oil Fields are located on the Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea.
Description : The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as: (1) Coast (2) Continental Shelf (3) Continental Platform. (4) Continental Slope.
Last Answer : (2) Continental Shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. Much of the shelf was exposed during glacial periods, but is now submerged ... accumulates as a pile or seaiment at the base of the slope, called the continental rise.
Description : Terrigenous deposits are found in – (1) Deep Sea Plain (2) Ocean Trenches (3) Rift Valley (4) Continental Shelf and Slope
Last Answer : (4) Continental Shelf and Slope Explanation: In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, they are derived from terrestrial (as opposed to ... in submarine canyons on the continental slope. Turbidity currents carry them down into the deep sea.
Description : The port commanding the largest hinterland in India is (a) Mumbai (b) Kandla (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The land-locked natural harbour along the east coast of India is (a) Visakhapatnam (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Paradeep
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Soils in the Mahanadi delta are less fertile than those in the Godavari delta because of: (A) erosion of top soils by annual floods (B) inundation of land by sea water (C) traditional agriculture practices (D) the derivation of alluvial soil from red-soil hinterland
Last Answer : Answer: A The Mahanadi was notorious for its devastating floods for much of recorded history. Thus it was called 'the sorrow of Orissa'. However the construction of the Hirakud Dam has greatly ... matter of great concern. Indiscriminate damming along the river has been cited as an obvious reason.
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
Description : Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf? [IAS 2008] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf? (1) Antarctic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : (2) Arctic Ocean Explanation: The Arctic Ocean has the widest continental shelf of all the oceans; it extends 1,210 km seaward from Siberia. From the shelf rise numerous islands, ... . Continental shelves are an extension of coastal plains and are characterized by broadly-sloping submerged plains.
Description : The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called – (1) Isthumus (2) oceanic ridge (3) continental shelf (4) continental slope
Last Answer : (3) continental shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope.
Description : The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the- (1) Isthmus (2) Oceanic ridge (3) Continental shelf (4) Continental slope
Last Answer : (3) Continental shelf Explanation: The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the ... slope is the continental rise, which finally merges into the deep ocean floor the abyssal plain.
Description : The gentle 'seaward sloping surface from the coasts is called _______. (1) Continental shelf (2) Continental rise (3) Abyssal plains (4) Submarine ridges
Last Answer : (1) Continental shelf Explanation: Continental Shelf is a gentle seaward sloping surface extending from the coasts towards the open sea. In all, about 7.5% of the total area of the oceans is covered ... a part of a continent with a relative rise in sea level or marine deposition beneath the water.
Description : The important component of a sea port is (A) Terminal buildings (B) The docks (C) The harbour (D) All of these
Last Answer : (D) All of these
Description : A harbour is a place where (A) Ships get shelter and protection against destructive forces due to sea waves (B) Facilities are provided for receiving cargo and passengers (C) Port buildings are constructed for commercial purposes (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Terrigenous deposits are found in (1) Deep Sea Plain (2) Ocean Trenches (3) Rift Valley (4) Continental Shelf and Slope
Last Answer : Continental Shelf and Slope
Description : The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as : (1) Coast (2) Continental Shelf. (3) Continental Platform. (4) Continental Slope.
Last Answer : Continental Shelf
Description : Which port serves the rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahamputra basin? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Kolkata port serves the large and rich hinterland of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin covering the states of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Tea, jute and cotton textiles, coal, lac ... moved by the sea via the ports. Hence, ports have great significance in the economy of India.
Description : Which port in India is the biggest with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Mumbai is the biggest port.
Description : ‘Kyoto Protocol’, an agreement signed by various countries, is associated with (1) Clean Environment and Climate Change (2) Building common food stock to save human beings from any natural disaster (3) International Trade (4) Deep Sea Oil and Mineral Exploration
Last Answer : Clean Environment and Climate Change
Description : Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India? (1) Mumbai (2) Kolkata (3) Kochi (4) Tuticorin
Last Answer : (1) Mumbai Explanation: Based on the number of shipping services calling each port, Mumbai (Nava Sheva) is by far India's busiest port, having 30 inter-regional shipping services calling its ... information from Blue Water Reporting. Eleven of these services only encompass the Asia and ISC trades.
Description : The driest part of India is (a) Rann of Kutch (b) Rajasthan (c) Leh (d) Hinterland of Western Ghats
Description : Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland? (1) Kandla (2) Kochi (3) Mumbai (4) Visakhapatnam
Last Answer : (3) Mumbai Explanation: Mumbai is the largest and most important port along the western coast of India. It was developed during the colonial rule when the headquarters of the East ... Andhra Pradesh, eastern Gujarat and Rajasthan, western Madhya Pradesh and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Description : Which of the following is a natural harbour? (a) Visakhapatnam (b) Mumbai (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The finest natural harbour in India is (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Cochin
Description : Which of these harbours is not a natural harbour? (1) Chennai (2) Mumbai (3) Cochin (4) Paradip
Last Answer : (1) Chennai Explanation: A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Bombay port and Kandla port have ... way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.
Description : Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because - (1) It lies in the tropical belt (2) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region. (3) Local winds keep it warm. (4) Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature.
Last Answer : (2) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region. Explanation: It is due to the North Atlantic Drift which is a warm water ocean current, an extension of the Gulf Stream. This current keep the ports along the coasts warm enough to stay open year around.
Description : The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from : (1) the interior of the earth to the surface (2) lower to higher latitudes (3) one organism to another (4) organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
Last Answer : (3) one organism to another Explanation: A food chain is a linear sequence of links in a food web starting from atrophic species that eats no other species in the web and ends at a ... linear monophagous pathways. A common metric used to quantify food web trophic structure is food chain length.
Description : How do the Central Asian highlands affect the Indian climate? (a) The low pressure in these areas intensifies the cold during the winter (b) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an effect on ... (d) The atmospheric pressure in this region has an impact on the onset of monsoon in India
Description : Which one of the following is not the example of planetary winds? (1) Monsoon (2) Trade wind (3) Land and sea breezes (4) Chinook
Last Answer : (4) Chinook Explanation: "Chinook", originally meant a warming wind from the ocean into the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest (the Chinook people lived near the ocean, along the lower Columbia River) ... 20°C (50- 68°F) for a few hours or days, then temperatures plummet to their base level.
Description : Though there is no single theory which can explain the origin of south west monsoon, however it is believed that the main mechanism is the differential heating of land and sea during: (1) Winter months (2) Summer months (3) Cyclonic storms (4) South-west trade wind flow
Last Answer : (2) Summer months Explanation: According to the thermal theory, during the hot subtropical summers, the massive landmass of the Indian Peninsula heats up at a different rate than the ... relief, cooling adiabatically and leading to Orographic rains, better known as the southwest monsoon.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) A harbour without any port complex, is called a refuge harbour (B) A harbour used for fishery, is called fishery harbour (C) The ... commercial harbour consists of an administrative block, customs clearance and ware-houses (D) All the above
Description : Select the right option from the given alternatives. Car : Garage : : Aeroplane : ? (a) Port (b) Hangar (c) Harbour (d) Depot
Last Answer : Ans: b) Hangar
Description : Which of the following terms refers to the absence of the natural lens? a) Aphakia When a cataract is extracted, and an intraocular lens implant is not used, the patient demonstrates aphakia. b) ... deformity of the cornea. d) Hyphema Hyphema refers to blood in the anterior chamber of the eye.
Last Answer : a) Aphakia When a cataract is extracted, and an intraocular lens implant is not used, the patient demonstrates aphakia.
Description : petroleum and coal can be mined from the continental shelf -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The given statement is true.
Description : Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is the average width of the continental shelf ?
Last Answer : The average width of the continental shelf is 60 km .
Description : How many nautical miles does the continental shelf extend ?
Last Answer : The continental shelf extends up to 350 nautical miles.
Description : Describe the continental shelf of the Indian Ocean.
Last Answer : Describe the continental shelf of the Indian Ocean.
Description : Complete the chain: Continental shelf, Archipelagos formed by coral atolls, Very wide on the western side of India
Last Answer : Complete the chain: A B C (1) Continental shelf (1) Archipelagos formed by coral atolls (1 ... ) Deep flat areas on the ocean bottom (4) Chagos
Description : Continental Shelf and Continental Slope.
Last Answer : Differentiate between: Continental Shelf and Continental Slope.
Description : Complete the chain: Continental Shelf, Mariana Trench, Methane Hydrate
Last Answer : Complete the chain: A B C (1) Continental Shelf (1) Mariana Trench (1) Methane Hydrate (2 ... Oceanic Trenches (4) Aldabra (4) Oil and Gas
Description : What transition between continental shelf and ocean basin describe?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : What do The continental shelf continental slope and continental rise combine to form the?
Description : The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise to form the?
Last Answer : continental margin
Description : In March 2015 the Unted Nations decided to increase Pakistan’s Continental Shelf from 200 to 350 nautical miles. When did Pakistan submit its request for increasing limits of its Continental Shelf, to the United Nations? A. April 2009 B. October 2010 C. January 2011 D. January 2012
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf
Last Answer : Gujarat
Description : Fishing is highly developed along the western coast of India as (a) The continental shelf along the western coast is not well developed(b) The continental shelf along the western coast is well ... coast is well developed (d) The continental slope along the western coast is not well developed
Last Answer : (b) The continental shelf along the western coast is well pronounced
Description : Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ? (1) Antarctic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Arctic Ocean
Description : The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called __________. (1) Continental shelf (2) Continental rise (3) Abyssal plains (4) Submarine ridges
Last Answer : Continental shelf