hydrosphere & oceanography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

Sargasso is related to the Ocean, that ocean is

a) Southern Atlantic

b) Southern Pacific

c) Northern Pacific

d) Northern Atlantic

Question : 4

Which one of the following salts contributes maximum to the salinity of sea water?

a) Sodium chloride

b) Magnesium sulphate

c) Calcium sulphate

d) Magnesium chloride

Question : 5

Main source of Salinity of the Sea is

a) Ash ejected from the Volcano

b) Wind

c) Rivers

d) Land

Question : 6

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