hydrosphere & oceanography section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 1 3 2 4

b) 4 1 3 2

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 3 2 4 1

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

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 4 2 1 3

d) 1 3 4 2

Question : 4

Which of the following is not matched correctly?

a) Agulhas Current - Indian Ocean

b) Gulf Stream - North Atlantic Ocean

c) Brazil Current - South Atlantic Ocean

d) Hamboldt Current - North Pacific Ocean

Question : 5

Terrigenous deposits are found in

a) Continental Shelf and Slope

b) Rift Valley

c) Deep Sea Plain

d) Ocean Trenches

Question : 6

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