Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. A continental shelf is the submerged extension of a continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.
  2. Its average gradient is about 1° or less, and it normally ends at a shelf break.
  3. Continental shelves average about 80 km in width, but the Siberian shelf extends to approximately 1,500 km.
  4. Long-term sediment accumulation on continental shelves may become a source of fossil fuels.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only.
  2. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  3. 2 and 4 only.
  4. 1 and 3 only.
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