hydrosphere & oceanography section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements :

1. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
2. The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of the South Pacific Ocean.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 2

The Agulhas Current flows in

a) Southern Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

Question : 3

Which of the following is called the ‘land of one thousand lakes’?

a) U.S.A.

b) Greenland

c) Finland

d) Sweden

Question : 4

What is Gulf Stream?

a) A warm current in the Pacific Ocean

b) A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean

c) A cold current in the Atlantic Ocean

d) A cold current in the Pacific Ocean

Question : 5

Consider the following statements regarding the Tidal hypothesis:

1. It is a monistic hypothesis.
2. It was propounded by the British scientist James Jeans.
3. It holds filament responsible for the origin of the solar system.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 6

The place where China has started construction of a dam on Brahmaputra River in Nov. 2010 is

a) Gyangze

b) Zhuang

c) Chingdu

d) Zangmu