Hydrosphere MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following river crosses Tropic of Capricorn twice?

Accepted Answer

Limpopo River

Answer

Vaal River

Answer

Niger River

Answer

Zambezi River

Question 2

Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.

Accepted Answer

Congo

Answer

Amazon

Answer

Niger

Answer

Nile

Question 3

Which river crosses the Equator twice?

Accepted Answer

Congo

Answer

Amazon

Answer

Nile

Answer

Orinoco

Question 4

Coral reefs are formed by ________

Accepted Answer

Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material

Answer

Volcanic rocks

Answer

Marine sediments

Answer

Chlorine material precipitated from sea water

Question 5

Which of the following separates Asia and North America?

Accepted Answer

Bering Strait

Answer

Bass Strait

Answer

Dover Strait

Answer

Cook Strait

Question 6

The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.

Accepted Answer

North-West Atlantic

Answer

North-West Pacific

Answer

South-East Pacific

Answer

North-East Atlantic

Question 7

Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?

Accepted Answer

Sargasso sea

Answer

White sea

Answer

Sea of Okhotsk

Answer

Tasman sea

Question 8

Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?

Accepted Answer

Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes

Answer

Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes

Answer

Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes

Answer

River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes

Question 9

Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________

Accepted Answer

The North Sea around the Netherlands

Answer

The coastal areas from Alaska to California

Answer

The Sea of Japan

Answer

The Gulf of Mexico