hydrosphere & oceanography section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

In which one of the following positions given in the figure seatide would have maximum height?

a) M4

b) M3

c) M1

d) M2

Question : 2

The greatest delta of the world is formed by

a) Huang-Hoe

b) Yangtze-Kyang

c) Ganga and Brahmaputra

d) Missisippi-Missouri

Question : 3

Movements of tides are mostly determined by

a) revolution of the Earth

b) rotation of the Earth

c) albedo effect

d) wind velocity

Question : 4

Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?

a) Chemocline

b) Pycnocline

c) Thermocline

d) Halocline

Question : 5

What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?

a) They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean

b) They all are trenches in the India Ocean

c) They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean

d) They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively

Question : 6

The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river

a) Zambezi

b) St. Lawrence

c) Amazon

d) Missouri