Q. What is the correct sequence of the following oceans in descending order of their areas?
Red Book
Red Book

[A] Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

[B] Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

[C] Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Indian Ocean

[D] Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean

Answer: D
Notes:

Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world with a total area of 155,557,000 sq km. This is followed by Atlantic Ocean (76,762,000 sq.km.), Indian Ocean (68,556,000 sq.km.) and Arctic Ocean (14,056,000 sq.km).

 

Source: NCERT

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