hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Where is the ocean current called the ‘Gulf Stream’ found?

a) South Pacific Ocean

b) North Pacific Ocean

c) Atlantic Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

Question : 2

Where is Great Salt lake located?

a) Turkey

b) India

c) Iran

d) U.S.A.

Question : 3

The Red Sea is an example of a

a) residual structure

b) lava structure

c) folded structure

d) faulted structure

Question : 4

The ocean current different from the remaining three is

a) Peruvian

b) South Equatorial

c) Benguela

d) Brazilian

Question : 5

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Sunda strait — Java Sea and Indian Ocean

b) Palk strait — Mannar Gulf and Bay of Bengal

c) Davis strait — Baffin Sea and Atlantic Ocean

d) Dover strait — Arctic Sea and N. Atlantic Ocean

Question : 6

Sea water is saltier than rain water because

a) the air around the sea is saltish

b) sea animals are salt producing

c) rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

d) sea beds have salt producing mines