Question : El Nino occurs over:
Option 1: Atlantic Ocean
Option 2: Indian Ocean
Option 3: Pacific Ocean
Option 4: Mediterranean Sea
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
Solution : The correct answer is the Pacific Ocean.
El Nino is a climate phenomenon characterised by unusually warm surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. When the eastern tropical Pacific's coastal waters warm (El Nino), the air pressure above the ocean falls. Increased rainfall is frequently linked to El Nino events in portions of central Asia.
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Question : In which ocean is the island country Fiji situated?
Option 1: Indian Ocean
Option 2: Arctic Ocean
Option 3: Atlantic Ocean
Option 4: Pacific Ocean
Question : Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?
Option 1: Red Sea
Option 2: Black Sea
Option 3: Dead Sea
Option 4: Arabian Sea
Question : Choose the incorrect statement related to monsoon.
Option 1: The southwest monsoon winds blow over the warm oceans, gather moisture and bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India.
Option 2: The intensity and position of the high-pressure area, east of Madagascar, affect the Indian monsoon.
Option 3: The difference in pressure over Tahiti (Pacific Ocean), and Darwin in northern Australia (Indian Ocean) is computed to predict the intensity of the monsoons.
Option 4: The western cyclonic disturbances occur due to withdrawal or the retreat of the monsoon.
Question : Which of the following Indian rivers flows westward and falls into the Arabian Sea?
Option 1: Narmada
Option 2: Ganga
Option 3: Mahanadi
Option 4: Godavari
Question : Which of the following is not one of the major tectonic plates of the Earth?
Option 1: Nazca plate
Option 2: Pacific plate
Option 3: Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate
Option 4: India-Australia-New Zealand plate
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