Question : Terrigenous deposits are found in:
Option 1: deep sea plain
Option 2: ocean trenches
Option 3: rift valley
Option 4: continental shelf and slope
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Correct Answer: continental shelf and slope
Solution : The correct answer is continental shelf and slope.
Terrigenous deposits are mud, sand, gravel and volcanic materials deposits. These are found close to land on the continental shelf and continental slope. Terrestrial sediments eroded by water, wind, or ice are the primary sources of Terrigenous deposits. Terrigenous sediments account for a major portion of the salt in today's oceans.
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Question : Which of the following thematic areas under the "Deep Ocean Mission" is being implemented by the Centre for Marine Living Resources?
Option 1: Technological innovations for exploration and conservation of deep-sea biodiversity
Option 2: Development of ocean climate change advisory services
Option 3: Energy and fresh water from the ocean
Option 4: Deep ocean survey and exploration
Question : A new seafloor is created at a:
Option 1: Deep sea trench
Option 2: Mid-ocean ridge
Option 3: Transform fault
Option 4: Subduction zone
Question : The thick deposits of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines in the Kashmir Valley are known as:
Option 1: Doon
Option 2: Bhangar
Option 3: Khadar
Option 4: Karewa
Question : The ______ are the low islands in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs surrounding a central depression.
Option 1: trenches
Option 2: atolls
Option 3: seamounts
Option 4: guyots
Question : Osteocytes are found in:
Option 1: bone
Option 2: blood
Option 3: cartilage
Option 4: lymph
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