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What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

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Important Questions on Oceanography

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Indian & World Geography And Environmental Ecology>Chapter 4 - Oceanography>Previously Asked Questions>Q 3

Consider the following factors:

  1. Rotation of the Earth
  2. Air pressure and wind
  3. Density of ocean water
  4. Revolution of the Earth

Which of the above factors influence the ocean currents?

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Indian & World Geography And Environmental Ecology>Chapter 4 - Oceanography>Previously Asked Questions>Q 4
At one of the places in India, if you stand the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the seawater recedes from the shoreline a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the seafloor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at:
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Indian & World Geography And Environmental Ecology>Chapter 4 - Oceanography>Previously Asked Questions>Q 5
Consider the following pairs:
Sea Bordering country
1.  Adriatic Sea Albania
2. Black Sea Croatia
3. Caspian Sea Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea Morocco
5. Red Sea Syria

Which of the pair given above is correctly matched?