Organizer: Department of Zoology, GVN College (Autonomous) In view of International Coastal Cleanup Day -2022
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1.Which of the following coastal plain is depicts an inland belt of isolated hills of Archean gneiss’s?*
a. Gujarat Coastal Plain
b. West Coastal Plain
c. Karnataka Coastal Plain
d. East Coastal Plain
2.The most famous Marina Beach is located on which of the following coastal plain?
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a. Gujarat Coastal Plain
b. West Coastal Plain
c. Karnataka Coastal Plain
d. East Coastal Plain
3.The 9-degree channel is located on which of the following Islands?
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a. Arabian Sea Islands
b. Bay of Bengal Islands
c. Offshore Islands
d. None of the above
4.The extreme southernmost point of India, i.e., Pygmalion point is location in which of the following Islands?
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a. Arabian Sea Islands
b. Bay of Bengal Islands
c. Offshore Islands
d. None of the above
5.Which of the following sea route joins North America and Europe with South America?
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a. South Atlantic Oceanic Route
b. North Atlantic Oceanic Route
c. Routes of Mediterranean Sea
d. Cape of Good Hope route
6.Which of the following sea routes joins Asia and Australia continents with North Atlantic Ocean routes?
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a. South Atlantic Oceanic Route
b. North Atlantic Oceanic Route
c. Routes of Mediterranean Sea
d. Cape of Good Hope route
7.Which pollutant is the major source of marine pollution?
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a. Oil spill
b. Sewage
c. Industrial wastewater
d. Agriculture run-off
8.What is the most valuable mineral resource found in the Indian Ocean?
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a. Oil
b. Manganese
c. Chromite
d. natural gas
9.What is the largest sea found in the Indian Ocean?
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a. Arabian Sea
b. Red Sea
c. Java Sea
d. Andaman Sea
10.Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
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a. Sri Lanka
b. Sumatra
c. Madagascar
d. Java
11.The Indian Ocean accounts for what proportion of the world’s oceans’ volume?
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a. 20 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 30 percent
d. 15 percent
12.From which river is the name Indian Ocean derived?
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a. Ganges
b. Indus
c. Yamuna
d. Brahmaputra
13.The Southern Ocean, also known as
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a. Pacific
b. Atlantic
c. Arctic
d. Antarctic
14.What is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean?
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a. 7,450 meters
b. 8,650 meters
c. 4,560 meters
d. 6,790 meters
15.Andaman and Nicobar constitute how many islands?
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a.485
b.472
c.572
d.585
16.Through which two states do the eastern coastal plains extend?*
a.Arunachal Pradesh in the east to Karnataka in the south.
b.West Bengal in the east and Tamil Nadu in the south.
c.Manipur in the east and Kerala in the south.
d.Assam in the east to Kerala in the south.
17.The coastal plains are classified into how many regions?
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a.6
b.8
c.4
d.10
18.Which of the following crops are best suitable for growth in the coastal plains?
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a.Tea
b.Rice
c.Coffee
d.Wheat
19.Which of the following coasts run from Daman to Goa?
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a. Karnataka coast
b. Tamilnadu coast
c. Malabar coast
d. Konkan coast
20.The Eastern Coastal Plain lie between West Bengal and ____
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a.Maharashtra
b.Tamilnadu
c.Punjab
d.Karnataka