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The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because water _____.

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Important Questions on World Geography

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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 48
Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 49
Which of the following factors affects the origin and nature of movement of ocean current?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 50
The coral reefs are the marine counterpart of _____.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 51
The acidification of oceans is increasing. Why is this phenomenon a cause of concern?
1. The growth and survival of calcareous phytoplankton will be adversely affected.
2. The growth and survival of coral reefs will be adversely affected.
3. The survival of some animals that have phytoplanktonic larvae will be adversely affected.
4. The cloud seeding and formation of clouds will be adversely affected.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 52
Which of the following constitutes highest coverage of Earth's surface?
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 53
Regarding apogean tide, choose the correct statements.
1. When Sun and Earth is at minimum distance
2. When Moon is farthest from Earth.
3. When Moon is nearest to Earth.
4. When Moon is at goo to Sun.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 54
Assertion (A) In the Northern hemisphere, the ocean currents flowing from equator towards the North pole and from pole towards the equator are deflected to their right.
Reason (R) This happens due to rotation of the Earth on the axis from West to East.
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14000+ Objective Questions General Studies>Chapter 4 - World Geography>Exercise 5>Q 55

Which of the following statement about the North Atlantic Drift is correct?
1. It keeps the West coast of Northern Europe ice free.
2. It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe.
3. It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog.