Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly lists the primary forces that initiate ocean currents?

  1. Temperature, salinity, continental shelves and tidal bars.
  2. Solar heating, wind, gravity and the Coriolis force.
  3. Tides, submarine canyons, earthquakes and precipitation.
  4. Atmospheric pressure, ocean depth, river discharge and wave frequency.
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  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…