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Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?

A
Brazilian current
B
Irminger current
C
Labrador current
D
Canarie current

Correct Answer

Brazilian current

More Questions on Geography

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    A)Odisha
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Odisha
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    A)Punjab
    B)Orissa
    C)West Bengal
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Tamil Nadu
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    A)They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean
    B)They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean
    C)They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
    D)They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean
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    A)Binaries
    B)Cosmic stars
    C)Quasars
    D)Novae and supernovae
    Answer: Binaries
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    A)Slopes of Western Ghats
    B)Greater Mumbai area
    C)Highest place in Mumbai
    D)Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
    Answer: Oil field below seabed off Mumbai island
  • Q. India has eight coastal states but more than half the sea salt is made along the Gujarat coast because
    A)Kandla port exports salt
    B)Gandhiji started the salt movement in Gujarat
    C)Low rainfall and relative humidity are ideal for the production of salt through evaporation of sea water
    D)The salinity of sea water is very high near the Gujarat coast
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    A)Tamil Nadu
    B)Kerala
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Gujarat
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    A)41 km
    B)22 km
    C)36 km
    D)53 km
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    A)Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar
    B)Jabalpur and Nagpur
    C)Mumbai and Pune
    D)Guwahati and Shillong
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  • Q. Which of the following crop grown in alluvial soil requires huge amount of water?
    A)Rice
    B)Tea
    C)Wheat
    D)Peanut
    Answer: Rice
  • Q. The source of Kaveri River lies in –
    A)Gavaligarh
    B)Sahyadri
    C)Brahmagiri hills
    D)Amarkantak
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  • Q. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of ports down the western coast of India?
    A)Veraval, Okha, Marmagao, Mangalore
    B)Kandla, Mumbai, Kochi, Mangalore
    C)Porbandar, Marmagao, Mangalore, Kochi
    D)Mangalore, Marmagao, Kochi, Negercoil
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  • Q. The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
    A)The Adriatic
    B)Mediterranean
    C)The Tyrrhenian
    D)The Aegean
    Answer: The Adriatic
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    A)The USA
    B)India
    C)Mexico
    D)Canada
    Answer: Mexico
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    A)Lunar mass
    B)Earth's mass
    C)Solar mass
    D)Neutron mass
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    A)Digboi
    B)Barauni
    C)Vishakhapatnam
    D)Mumbai
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    B)Outer core and Mantle
    C)Inner and Outer core
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    A)Suriname
    B)Bolivia
    C)Paraguay
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    A)Hollywood
    B)Los Angeles
    C)New Orleans
    D)San Francisco
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    C)Labrador Sea
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