hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. It reaches a maximum-known depth of 10.911 km at the Challenger Deep.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Adam’s Bridge Separates the Gulf of Mannar from the palk strait.

Answer: (c)

The Sunda Trench, earlier known as the Java Trench, is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean. It is located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 3,200 kilometres.

The trench is considered to be part of the Pacific Ring of Fire as well as one of a ring of oceanic trenches around the northern edges of the Australian Plate.

Answer: (d)

The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia with the white Nile, the river becomes one of the two major tributaries of the Nile.