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

Question : 31 [UPPSC (RI) 2014]

Which of the following waterfalls is located in Venezuela?

a) Tugela Falls

b) Alfred Creek Falls

c) Victoria Falls

d) Angel Falls

Answer: (d)

Question : 32

List I List II
(Current) (Ocean)
A. Agulhas 1. North Atlantic
B. Aleutian 2. South Pacific
C. Canaries 3. South Indian
D. Humboldt 4. North Pacific
Codes: A B C D

a) A - 3; B - 4; C - 1; D - 2

b) A - 3; B - 1; C - 4; D - 2

c) A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3

d) A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3

Answer: (a)

There are ocean currents which are found in given ocean. Agulhas is the warm current, Humboldt is cold current and Kanaries is cold current.

Question : 33

What is true about Nile?

  1. Forms the largest delta of the world
  2. The longest river in the world
  3. Provides fertile soils and water for irrigation in a desert region
  4. The most voluminous river

a) 3 and 4

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (b)

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It is generally regarded as the longest river in the world, however other conflicting sources cite a 2007 study that gave the title to the Amazon River in South America.

The River Nile is about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length and is the longest river in Africa and in the world.

Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt.

Question : 34 [SSC CGL 2016]

The tides in the sea are primarily due to

a) the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

b) the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth

c) the atmospheric effect of the Earth

d) the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth

Answer: (a)

A tide is the periodic rising and falling of Earth’s ocean surface caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the Moon acting on the oceans. The height of tides varies somewhat with the phases of the Moon.

At New Moon and Full Moon, tides are higher because the Sun’s tidal force adds to the Moon’s. This is called “spring tide”.

Question : 35 [UP (Pre) 2004]

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Vienna – Volga

b) New York - Hudson

c) Bonn - Rhine

d) Cairo - Nile

Answer: (a)

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