hydrosphere & oceanography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: 

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 3 4 1 2

Question : 2

The surface of Earth covered with water is approximately

a) Three-fifth (3/5)

b) Two-third

c) One-fourth

d) Half

Question : 3

Which one among the following best explains the reason for the Eastern and Western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earth-quake?

a) These margins coincide with the plate margins

b) The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins

c) There are deep ocean trenches along these margins

d) High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean

Question : 4

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Islands Ocean

a) Baffin — North Pacific Ocean

b) Tasmaniya — S. Pacific Ocean

c) Greenlands — Arctic Ocean

d) Madagaskar — Indian Ocean

Question : 5

On the planet Earth, most of the fresh water exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining fresh water, the largest proportion

a) Exists as soil moisture

b) Exists as ground water

c) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds

d) is found in fresh water lakes and rivers

Question : 6

Sargasso is related to the Ocean, that ocean is

a) Southern Atlantic

b) Southern Pacific

c) Northern Pacific

d) Northern Atlantic