hydrosphere & oceanography section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [BPSC (PT) 2017]

Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?

a) Dead Sea

b) Mediterranean Sea

c) Black Sea

d) Yellow Sea

Question : 7 [UK-PSC 2016]

Which one of the following Oceanic currents is not associated with the Pacific Ocean?

a) Humboldt

b) California

c) Canaries

d) Curoshio

Question : 8

Ox-bow lake is a feature formed by

a) Deposition in old stage of a river

b) River erosion in mature stage

c) River erosion in youthful stage

d) Transportation action of the river

Question : 9 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

The country benefiting the most out of the North Atlantic Drift is

a) Nigera

b) Norway

c) Poland

d) Portugal

Question : 10

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Oyashio : Cold ocean current

b) Benguela : Cold ocean current

c) Kuroshio : Warm ocean current

d) Labrador : Warm ocean current