hydrosphere & oceanography section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [SSC SO 2001]

Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet 'S'?

a) Pacific Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Arctic Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

Answer: (b)

Atlantic Ocean has the shape of an English alphabet S. Indian Ocean has ‘M’ Shape.

The Arctic Ocean has ‘U’ shape, while the Pacific Ocean is triangular in shape.

Question : 7 [NDA 2013-I]

Which one among the following is a cold Ocean current?

a) Kuroshio current

b) Gulf stream

c) Canary current

d) Brazil current

Answer: (c)

Canary Current is a cold current which blows in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Question : 8

Consider the following statements:

  1. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) 2 only

Answer: (d)

Climates in the Southern Hemisphere tend to be milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere.

Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and less land. The water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.

Question : 9 [UP-RO 2016]

The correct sequence of the following seas from West to East is

a) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aral Sea, Caspian Sea

b) Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea

c) Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea

d) Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Aral Sea

Answer: (b)

The correct sequence of seas from west to East is —

  1. Mediterranean sea,
  2. Black Sea,
  3. Caspian Sea and
  4. Aral Sea.

Question : 10 [IAS (Pre) 2015]

What explains the Eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

a) Occurrence of the Belt of Calm near the equator

b) Difference in salinity of water

c) The Earth’s rotation on its axis

d) Convergence of the two equatorial currents

Answer: (c)

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