hydrosphere & oceanography section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Equatorial counter current is not found in the Indian Ocean during the summer season.
Reason (R):
During the summer season southwest monsoon current is dominant in the northern Indian Ocean.
Codes:

a) A is false, but R is true.

b) A is true, but R is false.

c) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Question : 2 [IAS (Pre) 2007]

Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

a) Nicaragua

b) Guatemala

c) Colombia

d) Costa Rica

Question : 3 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2013]

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 4 2 3 1

d) 3 4 1 2

Question : 4

Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: 

a) A - (iv), B - (iii), C - (ii), D - (i)

b) A - (iii), B -(i), C - (ii), D - (iv)

c) A - (iii), B - (iv), C - (ii), D - (i)

d) A - (i), B - (ii), C - (iii), D - (iv)

Question : 5 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2000]

Largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is

a) Mississippi-Missouri

b) Congo

c) Nile

d) Amazon