hydrosphere & oceanography section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Greenland belongs to U.S.A.

b) The elevation of Nuuk above the sea level is 3 metre.

c) Greenland is the second largest (area) island in the World

d) Nuuk is a small town of Greenland

Question : 2

Consider the following statements.

1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 3

Which one of the following ocean currents is associated with the ‘EL NINO’ Phenomenon?

a) Kurushio

b) Canaries

c) Humboldt

d) Benguela

Question : 4

‘Great Barrier Reef’ is

a) A range of the Rocky Mountains

b) Wall of China

c) A coral reef near Australia

d) A watershed in Rajasthan

Question : 5

The water fall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river.

a) Zambezi

b) St. Lawrence

c) Amazon

d) Missouri

Question : 6

Which of the following is the largest navigation canal of the world?

a) Suez Canal

b) Soo Canal

c) Kiel Canal

d) Panama Canal