hydrosphere & oceanography section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26 [SSC CML 2000]

Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a

a) Isthmus

b) Peninsula

c) Bay

d) Strait

Question : 27 [UP (Pre) 2009]

World’s longest sea bridge has been built on

a) South China Sea

b) Jiaozhou Bay

c) East China Sea

d) Gulf of Tonkin

Question : 28

Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?

1. It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice-free.
2. It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe.
3. It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 and 2

Question : 29

Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?

a) Peru current

b) Benguela current

c) East Australian current

d) West Australian current

Question : 30 [PSC (Pre) 2019]

The place where China has started construction of a dam on Brahmaputra River in Nov. 2010 is

a) Gyangze

b) Zhuang

c) Chingdu

d) Zangmu