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• Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea?<br>1. Don<br>2. Syr Darya<br>3. Volga<br>4. Ural
  ক

  1 and 2

  খ

  2 and 3

  গ

  3 and 4

  ঘ

  1 and 4
• An ox-bow lake is a ________
  ক

  Lake formed behind an off-shore bar

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  Lake occupying a volcanic crater

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  Lake formed due to cut off meander

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  Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier
• The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.
  ক

  Borneo

  খ

  Greenland

  গ

  Sumatra

  ঘ

  New Guinea
• Which of the following is the deepest lake?
  ক

  Lake Victoria

  খ

  Caspian Sea

  গ

  Lake Superior

  ঘ

  Lake Baikal
• Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
  ক

  Antarctic ocean

  খ

  Arctic Ocean

  গ

  Indian Ocean

  ঘ

  Atlantic ocean
• Where is Sunda Trench?
  ক

  Indian Ocean

  খ

  Pacific Ocean

  গ

  Atlantic Ocean

  ঘ

  Gulf of Mexico
• What is coral island?
  ক

  Sand Dune

  খ

  Lake

  গ

  Sand Coast

  ঘ

  Terrestrial Sea
• The world's highest waterfall is in ________
  ক

  Brazil

  খ

  U. S.A.

  গ

  Venezuela

  ঘ

  Zambia
• Consider the following percentages regarding the world's water resources:<br>1. Oceans and lakes - 95%<br>2. Frozen as ice - 4%<br>3. For man's use - 1%<br>Which of the above are correct percentages?
  ক

  1, 2 and 3

  খ

  1 and 3

  গ

  2 and 3

  ঘ

  1 and 2
• Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population?<br>I. Only 10% of the total population lives in the southern hemisphere<br>II. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of sea<br>III. Nearly 80% of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levels
  ক

  I and II

  খ

  II and III

  গ

  I and III

  ঘ

  I, II and III
• Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world ?
  ক

  Lake Tanganyika

  খ

  Lake Superior

  গ

  Lake Baikal

  ঘ

  Lake Michigan
• Water exists in how much part of the world?
  ক

  0.7

  খ

  0.8

  গ

  0.25

  ঘ

  0.55
• On the bank of which river is New York situated?
  ক

  River Colorado

  খ

  River Hudson

  গ

  River Mississippi

  ঘ

  River Amazon
• Consider the following statements:<br>1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert.<br>2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert.<br>3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year.<br>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  ক

  1 only

  খ

  2 and 3 only

  গ

  1 and 3 only

  ঘ

  1, 2 and 3
• Consider the following statements:<br>I. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.<br>II. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez<br>III. It is not a sea level canal.<br>Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
  ক

  I and II

  খ

  I and III

  গ

  II and III

  ঘ

  I only
• Consider the following statements:<br>1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.<br>2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth, 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.<br>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  ক

  1 only

  খ

  2 only

  গ

  Both 1 and 2

  ঘ

  Neither 1 nor 2
• Which of the following is incorrect about rain water harvesting?
  ক

  It is helpful in raising water level

  খ

  It increases the harms of flow

  গ

  It is a mode of water conservation

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  It is helpful in fulfilling the growing demandsof water
• Which is a type of erosion caused by hydraulic action?
  ক

  Flowing Water

  খ

  Wind

  গ

  Glacier

  ঘ

  None Of These
• Which of the following river stages and features is/are wrongly matched?<br>1. Mountain stage : waterfalls<br>2. Plain stage : oxbow lake<br>3. Plain stage : delta<br>4. Mountain stage : deposition
  ক

  1 and 2

  খ

  3 and 4

  গ

  1, 3 and 4

  ঘ

  None
• Suez Canal joins ________
  ক

  Red Sea and Arabian Sea

  খ

  Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

  গ

  Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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  North Sea and Baltic Sea
• Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.
  ক

  Bangladesh

  খ

  Pakistan

  গ

  China

  ঘ

  Nepal
• The best way of conservation of water resources is
  ক

  Storage of rain water

  খ

  Sustainable water consumption

  গ

  Encouraging reformation of natural plants

  ঘ

  All of the above
• Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes choked with sediments?<br>1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course.<br>2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low.<br>3. The delta sometimes develops in a river's lower course.<br>4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
  ক

  1, 2, 3 and 4

  খ

  1, 3 and 4 only

  গ

  1, 2 and 3 only

  ঘ

  2 and 4 only
• Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
  ক

  Wave-free salt water

  খ

  Clean salt water

  গ

  Warm seas

  ঘ

  Plenty of sunlight
• Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
  ক

  Irminger current

  খ

  Labrador current

  গ

  Brazilian current

  ঘ

  Canarie current
• The salinity of the sea is maximum at the
  ক

  Indian Ocean

  খ

  Red Sea

  গ

  Baltic Sea

  ঘ

  Atlantic Ocean
• The largest ocean is
  ক

  Atlantic Ocean

  খ

  Indian Ocean

  গ

  Arctic Ocean

  ঘ

  Pacific Ocean
• The melting down of glacier is normal event regarding the rising sea level. Most of the glaciers are found in
  ক

  Green Land

  খ

  South Pole

  গ

  Himalaya

  ঘ

  North Pole
• The full name of OTEC
  ক

  Offshore Thermal Energy Conservation

  খ

  Ocean Terminal Energy Conservation

  গ

  Oil and Thermal Energy Conservation

  ঘ

  Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
• The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
  ক

  Australia

  খ

  Cuba

  গ

  Ghana

  ঘ

  Philippines