Top 250+ Solved The Water World, Facts and Countries MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?
a. North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial
b. North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial
c. North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
d. North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial
Q. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to :
a. USA
b. Eastern Newfoundland
c. Western Norway
d. Northern Sweden
Q. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located incontinental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? 1. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates 2. Plankton - the chief fish feed - thrives in these regions 3. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated 4. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
a. I and III
b. II and IV
c. I, II and III
d. II, III and IV
Q. Sargasso sea is located in :
a. North Pacific Ocean
b. North Atlantic Ocean
c. North Sea
d. South Atlantic Ocean
Q. The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is :
a. 8,890 m
b. 9,653 m
c. 10,589 m
d. 11,033 m
Q. The World's largest shipping canal is:
a. Suez in Egypt
b. Panama in America
c. Kiel in Germany
d. Gota in Sweden
Q. Strait of Florida runs in between:
a. Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
b. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
c. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
d. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Q. The Strait which separates Asia from North America is: [Asstt Grade 1992]
a. The Bering Strait
b. The Palk Strait
c. The Strait of Gibraltar
d. The Strait of Malacca
Q. The Panama Canal links :
a. Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
b. Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
c. Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
d. Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Q. The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is : [Intelligence Bureau 1994]
a. Hook Strait
b. Strait of Gibraltar
c. Palk Strait
d. Bering Strait
Q. The Kiel Canal links the: [Railways 1994]
a. Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
b. Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
c. North Sea and Baltic Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Q. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located:
a. wholly in the Continent of Europe
b. wholly in the Continent of Asia
c. partly in Europe and partly in Asia
d. partly in Africa and partly in Asia
Q. Which is the largest sea in the world?
a. Caspian Sea
b. South China Sea
c. Mediterranean Sea
d. North Sea
Q. Which is the largest Gulf in the World? [Railways 1995]
a. The Gulf of Cambay
b. The Gulf of Mexico
c. The Persian Gulf
d. The Strait of Hormuz