Hydrosphere & Oceanography Section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

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 South Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Only 2

Answer: (c)

The Falkand current is a cold current. It flows along the Argentina’s coast in South Atlantic Ocean.

Question : 2 [UPPCS 2003]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Town) (River)
A. Berlin 1. Tiber
B. Lahore 2. Hudson
C. New York 3. Ravi
D. Rome 4. Spree
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 3 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

The ‘Great Barrier Reef’ of corals is situated near the coast of

a) Queensland

b) Ireland

c) New Zealand

d) Finland

Answer: (a)

Question : 4 [SSC CPO 2008]

Which current is responsible for the increase in the temperature of western Europe?

a) North Equatorial current

b) Canari current

c) Labrador current

d) Gulf stream

Answer: (a)

North Equatorial Current is a significant Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east-to-west between about 10° north and 20° north. It is the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre.

Despite its name, the North Equatorial Current is not connected to the equator. In both oceans, it is separated from the equatorial circulation by the Equatorial Countercurrent (also known as the North Equatorial Countercurrent), which flows eastward.

Question : 5 [SSC GL 2012]

El Nino occurs over

a) Mediterranean Sea

b) Pacific Ocean

c) Atlantic Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

Answer: (b)

El Nino occurs over Pacific Ocean. El Nino is a southerly, warm ocean current.

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