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The following question based on Hydrosphere & Oceanography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) A local wind
(b) A second name of jet stream
(c) A river in the Gulf
(d) An ocean current
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
The Gulf stream is a warm ocean current that originated from the eastern coast of North America.
The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Question : 1
Which of the following lakes lies entirely in the U.S.A.?
a) Lake Erie
b) Lake Superior
c) Lake Michigan
d) Lake Huron
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
Which one of the following ocean tides are caused by biological factors?
a) Perigean tide
b) Apogean tide
c) Neap tide
d) Red tide
Answer »Answer: (d)
Red tide is caused by algal blooms, these algal blooms are also known as harmful algal blooms and occur when colonies of algae grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, marine mammals and birds.
Nearly every summer along In Florida’s Gulf Coast, Red tide frequently occur during summer.
Question : 3
Which water body separates Australia from New Zealand?
a) Great Barrier Reef
b) Tasman Sea
c) Cook Straits
d) Megallan
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Tasman Sea separates Australia from New Zealand.
Question : 4
Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?
a) Benguela Current
b) South Indian Ocean Current
c) Agulhas Current
d) Mozambique Current
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called
a) continental slope
b) continental shelf
c) isthumus
d) oceanic ridge
Answer »Answer: (b)
The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain. The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope (called the shelf break). The sea floor below the break is the continental slope.
Question : 6
Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?River Country
a) Rhone - Spain
b) Rhine - Germany
c) Dnieper - Ukraine
d) Po - Italy
Answer »Answer: (a)
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