The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called __________.

(1) Continental shelf

(2) Continental rise

(3) Abyssal plains

(4) Submarine ridges

Ring of Fire is found commonly in _____

(1) Pacific Ocean

(2) Atlantic Ocean

(3) Indian Ocean

(4) Arctic Ocean

“Great Barrier Reef”, the world’s largest Coral reef is located in

(1) Caribbean Islands

(2) Australia

(3) Philippines

(4) Indonesia

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

(1) Java trench

(2) Aleutian trench

(3) Atacama trench

(4) Tizard trench

“Tsunami” is the name given to which of the following?

(1) Earthquake

(2) Cyclone

(3) Tidal Waves

(4) Undersea Waves

The tides in the sea are primarily due to

(1) the atmospheric effect of the Earth

(2) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth

(3) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth

(4) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

A stretch of seawater, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called

(1) Bay

(2) Isthmus

(3) Lagoon

(4) Strait

Laterite soil develops as a result of :

(1) deposits of alluvial

(2) deposits of loess

(3) leaching

(4) continued vegetation cover

The soil water which is of the greatest importance to plant life is

(1) Gravitational water

(2) Capillary water

(3) Hygroscopic water

(4) Combined water

The color of loamy soil is

(1) Greenish brown

(2) Bluish green

(3) Yellowish-brown

(4) Blackish brown

Laterite soils are found in areas where–

(1) normal temperature and rainfall is less

(2) temperature is high and rainfall is heavy

(3) temperature is low and rainfall is nominal

(4) temperature is high and rainfall is normal