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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
List I | List II |
(Water bodies) | (Distribution of water in %) |
A. Oceans | i. 0.0001 |
B. Icecaps | ii. 0.0019 |
C. Atmosphere | iii. 97.3 |
D. Rivers | iv. 2.0 |
(a) A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i)
(b) A - (iii), B -(i), C - (ii), D - (iv)
(c) A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (ii), D - (i)
(d) A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
- Oceans – 97.3%
- Ice caps – 2.0%
- Atmosphere – 0.0019%
- Rivers – 0.0001%
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Question : 1
Largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is
a) Mississippi-Missouri
b) Congo
c) Nile
d) Amazon
Answer »Answer: (d)
Question : 2
From west to east, what are the three main island groups in the Pacific called ?
a) Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia
b) Melanesia Polynesia and Micronesia
c) Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
d) Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 3
Terrigenous deposits are found in
a) Continental Shelf and Slope
b) Rift Valley
c) Deep Sea Plain
d) Ocean Trenches
Answer »Answer: (a)
In oceanography, terrigenous sediments are those derived from the erosion of rocks on land; that is, they are derived from terrestrial (as opposed to marine) environments. Consisting of sand, mud, and silt carried to sea by rivers, they are mainly deposited on the continental shelf and slopes.
Terrigenous sediments that reach the continental shelf are often stored in submarine canyons on the continental slope. Turbidity currents carry them down into the deep sea.
Question : 4
List I | List II |
A. Strait of Gibraltar | 1. Between Indonesia and Malaysia |
B. Strait of Malacca | 2. Between Gulf of Persia and Gulf of Oman |
C. Strait of Bering | 3. Between Africa and Europe |
D. Strait of Hormuz | 4. Between Asia and North America |
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 3 4 1 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
Question : 5
Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
a) Nicaragua
b) Guatemala
c) Colombia
d) Costa Rica
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Equatorial counter current is not found in the Indian Ocean during the summer season.
Reason (R):
During the summer season southwest monsoon current is dominant in the northern Indian Ocean.
Codes:
a) A is false, but R is true.
b) A is true, but R is false.
c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer »Answer: (c)
Equatorial counter current is not found in the Indian Ocean during summer season because during summers southwest monsoon current is dominant in northern Indian Ocean.
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