hydrosphere & oceanography section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 26 [BPSC (Pre) 2015]

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

List I List II
(City) (River)
A. Rotterdam 1. Seine
B. Paris 2. Potomac
C. Budapest 3. Rhine
D. Washington 4. Danube
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 1 3 4 2

Answer: (b)

Question : 27 [NDA 2010- II]

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from the upper to lower course of a river?

a) Estuary → Ox-bow lake → Rapids

b) Rapids → Ox-bow lake → Estuary

c) Ox-bow lake → Rapids → Estuary

d) Rapids → Estuary → Ox-bow lake

Answer: (b)

The correct sequence is Rapids- Ox-bow Lake-Estuary

  1. Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence.
  2. An ox-bow lake is a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.
  3. An estuary is a body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with seawater.

Question : 28 [UPPCS (Mains) 2005]

Strait of Hormuz lies between

a) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

b) Arabian Sea and Red Sea

c) Black Sea and Marmara Sea

d) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Answer: (d)

Question : 29 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

The Great Barrier Reef is located in

a) Atlantic Ocean

b) Mediterranean Sea

c) Pacific Ocean

d) Indian Ocean

Answer: (c)

Question : 30 [BPSC (Pre) 2005]

The high tide in the Ocean is caused by

a) Moon

b) Stars

c) Earthquake

d) Sun

Answer: (a)

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