hydrosphere & oceanography section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The strait which separates Asia from North America is

a) Strait of Malacca

b) Strait of Gibralter

c) Berring strait

d) Palk strait

Question : 2

Sunda Trench lies in

a) Antarctic Ocean

b) Indian Ocean

c) Atlantic Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean

Question : 3

The colour of Yellow Sea is the result of

a) high sulphur content in the bottom rocks.

b) Silt brought by Hwang-HE river.

c) industrial pollution.

d) peculiar types of phytoplankton growing there.

Question : 4

Syr and Amu rivers fall into

a) Aral Sea

b) Baltic Sea

c) Caspian Sea

d) Black Sea

Question : 5

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 : 6

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