hydrosphere & oceanography section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Kiel Canal connects

a) North Sea - Black Sea

b) Baltic Sea - Red Sea

c) North Sea - Baltic Sea

d) Black Sea - Red Sea

Question : 2

What is the difference between a lake and a tank?

a) Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is manmade.

b) A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not

c) A lake is small and a tank is big

d) A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water

Question : 3

Which one of the following sea is the largest in area?

a) Bering Sea

b) Sea of China

c) Sea of Okhotsk

d) Sea of Japan

Question : 4

A submarine mountain or peak rising more than 1000 m above the ocean floor is known as

a) Trenches

b) Abyssal hills

c) Guyots

d) Seamounts

Question : 5

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A):
The circum-pacific belt is the most vulnerable zone of Tsunamis.
Reason (R):
It is the tectonically most active area and generates the world’s major earthquakes.
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.

Question : 6

Match the following two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 3 1 4 2