hydrosphere & oceanography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The inland sea is the

a) Sea of Japan

b) Caspian Sea

c) White Sea

d) Black Sea

Question : 2

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 : 3

A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ____

a) Bay

b) Gulf

c) Estuary

d) Delta

Question : 4

Which of the following countries is not under the drainage area of Nile river?

a) Uganda

b) Sudan

c) Chad

d) Ethiopia

Question : 5

Which one of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?

a) Izu-Bonin

b) Puerto Rico

c) Tonga

d) Mariana

Question : 6

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