hydrosphere & oceanography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The deepest surface depression on the earth is

a) Bentley Subglacial

b) Tonga-Kermadec Trench

c) Kurile Trench

d) Mariana Trench

Question : 2

Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries?

1. Jordan
2. Iraq
3. Lebanon
4. Syria

a) 1, 3 and 4

b) Only 3 and 4

c) Only 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 2 and 3

Question : 3

Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

1. Deepening the Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 4

Main source of Salinity of the Sea is

a) Ash ejected from the Volcano

b) Wind

c) Rivers

d) Land

Question : 5

Which of the following islands of the Pacific Ocean belongs to Melanesia groups of islands.

a) Marshall island

b) Society island

c) Soloman island

d) Gilbert island

Question : 6

Which of the following seas/gulfs are connected by the Suez Canal?

a) Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

b) The Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Oman

c) The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

d) Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea