29 December Static Quiz 2021 (Geography)

Consider the following statements with reference to Ocean currents:
1. They determine the locations of major fishing grounds in the world.
2. They prevent freezing of Britain Coast.
3. They affect Monsoon in the Indian Sub- continent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following physiographic features as found from the upper to the lower course of a river:
1. Meanders
2. River capturing
3. Deltas
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The Narmada and Tapi rivers flow through rift valleys. With respect to this, consider the
following statements:
1. The rift valleys are caused through upheaval of Himalayas and subsidence of peninsular region.
2. These rivers though having rich alluvial deposits are devoid of deltas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With respect to a river system, consider the following statements:
1. The boundary line separating one drainage basin from the other is known as the watershed.
2. An area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a drainage basin.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The circulation pattern of planetary winds depends on which among the following factors?
1. Distribution of continents and oceans
2. Rotation of earth
3. Emergence of pressure belts
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