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

Question : 31

Consider the following statements regarding the Tidal hypothesis:

1. It is a monistic hypothesis.
2. It was propounded by the British scientist James Jeans.
3. It holds filament responsible for the origin of the solar system.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Question : 32

What is Gulf Stream?

a) A warm current in the Pacific Ocean

b) A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean

c) A cold current in the Atlantic Ocean

d) A cold current in the Pacific Ocean

Question : 33 [SSC CHSL 2015]

How much of world’s surface is covered by water?

a) 25%

b) 80%

c) 55%

d) 70%

Question : 34

Consider the following statements :

1. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
2. The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of the South Pacific Ocean.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Question : 35

The Agulhas Current flows in

a) Southern Ocean

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Indian Ocean

d) Pacific Ocean