hydrosphere & oceanography section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Great Slave - Canada Lake

b) Red Lagoon - Bolivia

c) Boiling Lake - Dominica

d) Five Flower - Mangolia Lake

Question : 2

The line drawn over a map joining points having similar amounts of salinity is known as

a) Isogone

b) Isohaline

c) Isotherm

d) Isohyet

Question : 3

On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion

a) exists as soil moisture

b) exists as groundwater

c) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds

d) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Correct pair is

a) Budapest – Danube

b) Cairo - Congo

c) Paris - Swan

d) Perth - Seine