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Question number: 30
» Oceanography » Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans
Appeared in Year: 2015
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Maximum density of seawater is at temperature: (December)
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | 2°C |
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| b. | 4°C |
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| c. | 25°C |
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| d. | 6°C |
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Question number: 31
» Oceanography » Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans
Appeared in Year: 2015
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Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (December)| List-Ⅰ (Ocean Depths) | List-Ⅱ (Thermal Layers) |
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| (A) 1000 - 1500 meters | (i) Warm |
| (B) 0 - 500 meters | (ii) Thermocline |
| (C) 500 - 1000 meters | (iii) Cool |
| (D) > 1500 meters | (iv) Cold |
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Question number: 32
» Oceanography » Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans
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Dead Sea contains the deposits of
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | Limestone |
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| b. | Bromine |
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| c. | Potash |
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| d. | Both b. and c. are correct |
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Question number: 33
» Oceanography » Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans
Appeared in Year: 2014
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Consider and statements and select the correct answers:
i) Most of the fishing grounds occur in areas where continental shelf is wide ii) Fishing activity is well developed in warm tropical waters
iii) Mixing of warm and cold current brings plant nutrients for fish
iv) Inland fisheries are most significant than any other fishery in India (June)
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| Choice (4) | Response | |
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| a. | i and ii are correct |
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| b. | ii, iii and iv |
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| c. | i and iii |
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| d. | i, ii and iii |
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Question number: 34
» Oceanography » Temperature and Salinity of the Oceans
Appeared in Year: 2014
Assertion (Ꭺ)
Oceanic salinity is low in equatorial regions. (June)
Reason (Ꭱ)
Equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfall, cloudiness and humidity.
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| a. | Both Ꭺ and Ꭱ are true but Ꭱ is NOT the correct explanation of Ꭺ |
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| b. | Both Ꭺ and Ꭱ are false |
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| c. | Ꭺ is true but Ꭱ is false |
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| d. | Both Ꭺ and Ꭱ are true and Ꭱ is the correct explanation of Ꭺ |
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