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

Question : 41

Match the following two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 3 1 4 2

Question : 42

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A):
The circum-pacific belt is the most vulnerable zone of Tsunamis.
Reason (R):
It is the tectonically most active area and generates the world’s major earthquakes.
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 : 43

A submarine mountain or peak rising more than 1000 m above the ocean floor is known as

a) Trenches

b) Abyssal hills

c) Guyots

d) Seamounts

Question : 44 [NDA 2015-I]

In the absence of Cold Labrador Current, which one among the following would happen ?

a) Semi-arid condition of the Atlantic coast of the USA and Canada would prevail

b) There will be no fishing ground in the North Atlantic Ocean

c) There will be no North-East Atlantic fishing grounds

d) There will be no North-West Atlantic fishing grounds

Question : 45 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

Kiel Canal connects

a) North Sea - Black Sea

b) Baltic Sea - Red Sea

c) North Sea - Baltic Sea

d) Black Sea - Red Sea