Hydrosphere MCQs

Question 1

Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are: 1. great length of indented coastline 2. extensive continental shelves 3. water temperatures lower than 20°C 4. sparse population

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

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2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 2

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2 and 4

Question 2

The Kiel Canal links the ________

Accepted Answer

North Sea and Baltic Sea

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Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

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Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

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Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Question 3

The deepest surface depression on earth is

Accepted Answer

Mariana Trench

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Kuri Trench

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Tonga-Kermadec Trench

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Bentley Subglacial Trench

Question 4

Major source of oceanic salinity is

Accepted Answer

Rivers

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Land

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Wind

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Ash from volcanoes

Question 5

The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

Accepted Answer

Java Trench

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Aleutian Trench

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Atacama Trench

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Tizard Trench

Question 6

The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is ________

Accepted Answer

11,021 m

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8,890 m

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9,653 m

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10,589 m

Question 7

Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake?

Accepted Answer

These margins coincide with the plate margins

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There are deep ocean trenches along these margins

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High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean

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The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins

Question 8

The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio - Kurile and Alaskan' are located in

Accepted Answer

North Pacific Ocean

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North Atlantic Ocean

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South Atlantic Ocean

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North Indian Ocean

Question 9

Which one of the following cities is associated with the river Mekong ?

Accepted Answer

Phnom-Penh

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Hong Kong

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Shanghai

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Yangon