hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation
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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Deep Sea Plains
(b) Oceanic Shelves
(c) Ocean Deeps
(d) Oceanic Slope
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
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Question : 1
The Aswan High Dam is located in
a) Nigeria
b) Zaire
c) Sudan
d) Egypt
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 2
Arrange the following features formed by rivers in its course starting from upstream:
- Meanders
- Falls
- Delta
- Oxbow Lake
a) 1 – 4 – 2 – 3
b) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
c) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4
d) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3
Answer »Answer: (d)
Falls are possible only when a river is losing height suddenly. Next comes meanders. When a river reaches flatter land, flow is slowed down and meanders are formed through erosion of the river banks and deposition on the inside of bends.
Oxbow lake is formed when a wide meander is cut off from the main river, creating a free-standing body of water. Delta is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.
Question : 3
The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where
a) continental shelf is undulating
b) warm and cold oceanic currents meet
c) warm and cold atmospheric currents meet
d) rivers drain out large amounts of freshwater into the sea
Answer »Answer: (b)
The mixing of warm and cold current in the region where planktons are found, is food for fishes. The temperature is just right for them to survive. The temperature is just right for the growth of firsh food called planktons.
Question : 4
Among oceanic trenches the deepest trench is
a) Tonga trench
b) Mariana trench
c) Kurile trench
d) Japan trench
Answer »Answer: (b)
Mariana trench is the deepest trench located in the pacific ocean near Japan. The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part (11 km) of the world’s oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands.
Question : 5
When water freezes in the polar seas the salts
a) partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
b) sink to the bottom
c) form a layer on top
d) remain in the sub-surface water that does not freeze
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 6
The horizontal distribution of temperature of ocean water is largely affected by
- Depth of water in the ocean
- Ocean current
- Prevailing winds
- Latitudes
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer »Answer: (b)
Horizontal distribution of temperature of ocean water is largely affected by ocean current, prevailing winds and latitudes.
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