Top 250+ Solved The Water World, Facts and Countries MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon:
a. its depth
b. its length
c. its speed at which it flows
d. its width
Q. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
a. Canary current - Mediterranean Sea
b. Falkland current - Arabian Sea
c. Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
d. Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
Q. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the: [CDS 1994]
a. convergence and divergence movements
b. corioli's force
c. density differences in seawater
d. impact of prevailing winds
Q. The Ocean currents transfer heat from :
a. one sea or ocean to another
b. one coast to another
c. the surface of the sea to greater depths
d. lower to higher latitudes
Q. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land? [NDA 1994]
a. Canaries and Labrador
b. Gulf stream and Labrador
c. Gulfstream and Canaries
d. Kuroshio and Kurile
Q. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as [IAS 2009]
a. Oyashio and California currents
b. Alaska and Kuroshio currents
c. North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
d. North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Q. The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3
Q. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in [IAS 2009]
a. Baltic Sea
b. English Channel
c. North Sea
d. Norwegian Sea
Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean. 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance. 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds. 4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2002]
a. 1 and 2
b. 2, 3, and 4
c. 1, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Q. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system? [IAS2003]
a. Irminger current
b. Labrador current
c. Brazilian current
d. Canarie current
Q. Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast ofChile and Peru? [IAS 2003]
a. Canarie Current
b. Humboldt Current
c. Benguela Current
d. Kuroshio Current
Q. Which factors influence ocean currents? 1. Coriolis force 2. Local winds 3. Waves 4. Continent shape
a. I and IV
b. I, III and IV
c. I and III
d. I, II and IV
Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
a. Benguela Current : Cold
b. Humboldt Current : Cold
c. Kamchatka Current : Warm
d. Kuroshio : Warm
Q. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because:
a. It is on the western side of the continent
b. it 'is near the sea
c. it receives only light falls of snow
d. it lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift