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

Question : 21

The exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new moon or the full moon when the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are approximately aligned is called

a) Diurnal

b) Neap

c) Spring

d) Fall

Question : 22 [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]

Which of the following river flows through rift valley?

a) Rhine

b) Volga

c) Amazon

d) Indus

Question : 23 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]

Which one of the following international waterways is not operated through lock-system?

a) Panama Canal

b) Denube River

c) Suez Canal

d) Rhine River

Question : 24 [UP-RO 2016]

The Blue Nile river originates from

a) Lake Albert

b) Lake Edward

c) Lake Victoria

d) Lake Tana

Question : 25 [SSC CGL 2016]

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

a) Tizard trench

b) Atacama trench

c) Java trench

d) Aleutian trench