State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · Question 28

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Ecocline - Biodiversity
  2. Pycnocline - Sea water density
  3. Thermocline - Air temperature
  4. Halocline - Sea water temperature
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Answer: (B) Pycnocline - Sea water density

Explanation

A pycnocline is a layer of rapid density change in the ocean; the thermocline relates to water temperature and the halocline to salinity.