Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Ocean salinity is conventionally calculated as:

  1. The volume of freshwater present in 100 grams of seawater.
  2. The amount of dissolved salt in grams per 1,000 grams of seawater.
  3. The amount of suspended sediment in one litre of seawater.
  4. The percentage of ocean water lost through evaporation each year.
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  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…