hydrosphere & oceanography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the map given below. The numbers marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively indicate the islands of

a) Cape Verde, the Bahamas, Falkland and Azores

b) Azores, Cape Verde, the Bahamas and Falkland

c) The Bahamas, Azores, Falkland Cape Verde

d) The Bahamas, Azores, Cape Verde and Falkland

Question : 2

The inland sea is the

a) Sea of Japan

b) Caspian Sea

c) White Sea

d) Black Sea

Question : 3

Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?

a) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity

b) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean

c) Indian Ocean is half an Ocean

d) Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

Question : 4

Which one of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?

a) Izu-Bonin

b) Puerto Rico

c) Tonga

d) Mariana

Question : 5

The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season in

a) no area on earth

b) the Atlantic Ocean

c) the Indian Ocean

d) the Pacific Ocean

Question : 6

Neap tides are

a) Very strong

b) Medium

c) Strong

d) Weak