Wednesday, July 8, 2020

THE OCEANS AND THE SEAS - 5



Q1. The people of Sweden call it the "East Sea" while people of Estonia call it as "West Sea". How do we know this water body?


A. Black Sea

B. Adriatic Sea

C. Baltic Sea







Q2. As prescribed by the “1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”, the “Exclusive Economic Zone” (EEZ) over which a state has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind, stretches from the baseline out to ___________ nautical miles (nmi) from its coast.


A. 100

B. 200


C. 500





Q3. The sea-bed of the Indian Ocean is home to the area where African, Indo-Australian and Antarctic Continental Plates meet. What is the point of meeting of these Plates known as?


A. Pygmalion Point

B. Rodriguez Point

C. Gondwana Point








Q4. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?


A. Canada

B. Indonesia

C. Russia





Q5. Name this water body (red marked in the map below) which connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and extends into the Southern Ocean up to the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.





A. Serpent's Mouth

B. Drake Passage

C. Cook Strait








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