Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly distinguishes a tide from a surge?

  1. A tide is a periodic gravitational rise and fall of sea level, whereas a surge is an irregular movement produced by winds or atmospheric-pressure changes.
  2. A tide is caused exclusively by winds, whereas a surge is produced by the Moon.
  3. Both are regular movements determined only by Earth’s rotation.
  4. A surge occurs at fixed daily intervals, whereas a tide has no predictable pattern.
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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…