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UPSC Geography Drainage Question Bank Hydrosphere

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    The abrupt change of gradient at the edge of the continental shift leads to the formation of an

    A)  Continental rise 

    B)  Continental slope

    C)  Continental shelf           

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Abyssal plain: the undulating plain lying   beyond the continental rise is called the abyssal plain. This plain covers two-thirds of the ocean floor.


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