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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
- Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
Climates in the Southern Hemisphere tend to be milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere.
Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and less land. The water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.
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Question : 1
The correct sequence of the following seas from West to East is
a) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aral Sea, Caspian Sea
b) Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea
c) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea
d) Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Aral Sea
Answer »Answer: (b)
The correct sequence of seas from west to East is —
- Mediterranean sea,
- Black Sea,
- Caspian Sea and
- Aral Sea.
Question : 2
What explains the Eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
a) Occurrence of the Belt of Calm near the equator
b) Difference in salinity of water
c) The Earth’s rotation on its axis
d) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 3
Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct?
a) Arctic Sea-Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea
b) Red Sea-Gulf of California-Arctic Sea-Baltic Sea
c) Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea-Arctic sea
d) Baltic Sea-Arctic Sea-Gulf of California-Red Sea
Answer »Answer: (d)
Baltic Sea < Arctic Sea < Gulf of California < Red sea.
Question : 4
Which one among the following is a cold Ocean current?
a) Kuroshio current
b) Gulf stream
c) Canary current
d) Brazil current
Answer »Answer: (c)
Canary Current is a cold current which blows in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Question : 5
Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet 'S'?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Indian Ocean
Answer »Answer: (b)
Atlantic Ocean has the shape of an English alphabet S. Indian Ocean has ‘M’ Shape.
The Arctic Ocean has ‘U’ shape, while the Pacific Ocean is triangular in shape.
Question : 6
Which of the following is the largest island of Japan?
a) Honshu
b) Hodouri
c) Hokkaido
d) Shikoku
Answer »Answer: (a)
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