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Fishing Methods II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Territorial waters, Continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act was formed in

a)

1981

b)

1897

c)

1976

d)

1971

2.

Limit of territorial waters is ________ nm from shoreline

a)

24

b)

12

c)

200

d)

15

3.

Limit of contiguous zone is ______ nm from the shoreline

a)

12

b)

15

c)

24

d)

200

4.

Exclusive Economic Zone is _______ nm from the shoreline

a)

24

b)

15

c)

12

d)

200

5.

State true or False:

Foreign warships including submarines and other underwater vehicles cannot enter or pass through the territorial waters even after giving prior notice to the Central Government.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

(a)   comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond the limit of its territorial waters throughout the natural prolongation of land.

7.

When was Coast Guard Act formulated?

(a)  

8.

Which of the following is not coming under the provisions of coast guard act?

a)

Ensuring the safety and protection of artificial islands

b)

Assisting the customs and other authorities in anti-smuggling operations

c)

Providing protection to fishermen while in distress at sea

d)

Permit a foreign vessel to be used for fishing within any maritime zone of India

9.

When was the Maritime Zones of India Act formulated?

(a)  

10.

Which Act was intended for regulation of fishing by foreign vessels in certain maritime zones of India?

a)

Coast Guard Act

b)

Indian Fisheries Act

c)

The Maritime Zones of India Act

d)

Coastal Regulation Zone

11.

Expand MEY

(a)  

12.

Fisheries is a _____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

13.

The level of fish yield that can be harvested from a given system in perpetuity without affecting the stock of the sea.

a)

MSY

b)

MEY

c)

MScY

14.

MEY will be usually less than MSY.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A method to overcome growth overfishing

a)

Trawl ban

b)

Mesh size regulation

c)

Aquaranching

d)

TED

16.

A method to overcome recruitment overfishing

a)

Mesh size regulation

b)

Minimum legal size

c)

Trawl ban

d)

Aquaranching

17.

ICZM is a world bank assisted project implemented with the assistance from ________

a)

MoEFCC

b)

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

c)

MoMSME

d)

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

18.

Expand CRZ

(a)  

19.

Method of releasing fish seeds into the natural water bodies for the purpose of stock replenishment.

(a)  

20.

Pick the odd one out.

a)

Closed season

b)

Marine protected areas

c)

Fish Finding

d)

Minimum Legal size