hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

a) Tizard trench

b) Atacama trench

c) Java trench

d) Aleutian trench

Question : 2

What is the name of the strait where Adams Bridge is situated?

a) Taiwan strait

b) Palk strait

c) Bering strait

d) Cook strait

Question : 3

Arrange parts of ocean floor according to increasing distance from the coast.

a) continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, deep sea plain

b) continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, deep sea plain

c) continental slope, continental shelf, continental rise, deep sea plain

d) continental shelf, continental rise, deep sea plain, continental slope

Question : 4

Which one of the following international waterways is not operated through lock-system?

a) Panama Canal

b) Denube River

c) Suez Canal

d) Rhine River

Question : 5

Which of the following river flows through rift valley?

a) Rhine

b) Volga

c) Amazon

d) Indus

Question : 6

The exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new moon or the full moon when the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are approximately aligned is called

a) Diurnal

b) Neap

c) Spring

d) Fall