hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Agulhas current flows in

a) South Atlantic Ocean

b) North Atlantic Ocean

c) The Indian Ocean

d) The Pacific Ocean

Question : 2

Which of the following cities is located on Lake Superior?

a) Duluth

b) Detroit

c) Chicago

d) Buffalo

Question : 3

Assertion (A): The distance between India and the Western countries was shortened by the construction of the Suez Canal.
Reason (R): The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below.

a) (A) is false, but (R) is true

b) (A) is true, but (R) is false

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

a) Tizard trench

b) Atacama trench

c) Java trench

d) Aleutian trench