hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Ox-bow lake is a feature formed by

a) Deposition in old stage of a river

b) River erosion in mature stage

c) River erosion in youthful stage

d) Transportation action of the river

Question : 2

The country benefiting the most out of the North Atlantic Drift is

a) Nigera

b) Norway

c) Poland

d) Portugal

Question : 3

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Oyashio : Cold ocean current

b) Benguela : Cold ocean current

c) Kuroshio : Warm ocean current

d) Labrador : Warm ocean current

Question : 4

Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?

a) Dead Sea

b) Mediterranean Sea

c) Black Sea

d) Yellow Sea

Question : 5

Which one of the following is called marine snowfall?

a) Continuous fall of tiny marine sediments on ocean floors.

b) Continuous fall of snow pillets on ocean floors.

c) Fall of snowflakes on sea surface.

d) Fall of hail on sea surface.

Question : 6

‘River Seine’ flows through the town

a) Frankfurt

b) Rome

c) London

d) Paris