hydrosphere & oceanography section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a

a) Isthmus

b) Peninsula

c) Bay

d) Strait

Question : 2

World’s longest sea bridge has been built on

a) South China Sea

b) Jiaozhou Bay

c) East China Sea

d) Gulf of Tonkin

Question : 3

Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?

1. It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice-free.
2. It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe.
3. It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 2

Question : 4

Which one of the following seas is the deepest?

a) Japan Sea

b) Mediterranean Sea

c) South China Sea

d) Bering Sea

Question : 5

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Sidney – Seine

b) Berlin - Spree

c) Khartoum - Nile

d) New York - Hudson

Question : 6

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a) Gulf of Tonkin – Vietnam

b) Gulf of - Canada Carpentaria

c) Gulf of Bothnia - France

d) Baffin bay - Argentina