hydrosphere & oceanography section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match the drainage basin labelled as (a), (b), (c) and (d) with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the code given below the names of the drainage basins. 1. Ganga-Brahmaputra 2. Indus 3. Parana 4. Zambezi Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 3 1 2 4

d) 1 3 4 2

Question : 2

The port pair located at both ends of the Suez Canal is

a) Port Said and Suez

b) Cairo and Port Said

c) Cario and Alexandria

d) Suez and Cairo

Question : 3

The distance from Aceh in the far North-West to Torres Strait in the East is 5000 miles, almost equal to the distance London and Baghadad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world. This description best fits

a) Indonesia

b) Philippines

c) West Indies

d) Japan

Question : 4

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

a) 4 2 3 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 3 2 4 1

d) 4 1 3 2

Question : 5

The largest fresh water lake in the world is

a) Lake Superior

b) Lake Baikal

c) Lake Windermear

d) Lake Loch Ness

Question : 6

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

a) World’s second deepest lake - Lake Tanganyika

b) World’s highest navigable lake - Lake Titicaca

c) World’s tallest waterfall - Tugela Falls

d) World’s largest fresh water lake - Lake Superior