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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called |
| A. | sotherms |
| B. | sobars |
| C. | sohalines |
| D. | sohyets |
| Answer» D. sohyets | |
| 2. |
The reason behind broadening the river valley is |
| A. | orrosion |
| B. | oil Erosion |
| C. | ttrition |
| D. | ydraulic Action |
| Answer» C. ttrition | |
| 3. |
Which river has the largest drainage basin? |
| A. | ile |
| B. | ississippi |
| C. | ongo |
| D. | mazon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which among these Islands has coral reef? |
| A. | leutian |
| B. | awaiian |
| C. | ndaman and Nicobar |
| D. | alklands Island |
| Answer» C. ndaman and Nicobar | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral reefs ? |
| A. | ediment free water |
| B. | resh water |
| C. | oderate saline water |
| D. | isturbed water and currents |
| Answer» C. oderate saline water | |
| 6. |
The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is ________ |
| A. | olga |
| B. | hine |
| C. | nieper |
| D. | anube |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following cities is associated with the river Mekong ? |
| A. | ong Kong |
| B. | hnom-Penh |
| C. | hanghai |
| D. | angon |
| Answer» C. hanghai | |
| 8. |
The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio - Kurile and Alaskan' are located in |
| A. | orth Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | outh Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | orth Pacific Ocean |
| D. | orth Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. orth Indian Ocean | |
| 9. |
Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru? |
| A. | anarie Current |
| B. | umboldt Current |
| C. | enguela Current |
| D. | uroshio Current |
| Answer» C. enguela Current | |
| 10. |
The Atlantic Ocean routes are busier than the Pacific Ocean routes because Atlantic Ocean ________ |
| A. | outes are shorter |
| B. | outes are not so dangerous |
| C. | s surrounded on both sides by industrialised nations |
| D. | as better shipping facilities |
| Answer» D. as better shipping facilities | |
| 11. |
Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________ |
| A. | iver Niger |
| B. | iver Congo |
| C. | iver Zambezi |
| D. | iver Nile |
| Answer» D. iver Nile | |
| 12. |
Major source of oceanic salinity is |
| A. | ivers |
| B. | and |
| C. | ind |
| D. | sh from volcanoes |
| Answer» B. and | |
| 13. |
The deepest surface depression on earth is |
| A. | uri Trench |
| B. | ariana Trench |
| C. | onga-Kermadec Trench |
| D. | entley Subglacial Trench |
| Answer» C. onga-Kermadec Trench | |
| 14. |
Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:1. great length of indented coastline2. extensive continental shelves3. water temperatures lower than 20°C4. sparse population |
| A. | , 2 and 3 |
| B. | , 3 and 4 |
| C. | and 2 |
| D. | and 4 |
| Answer» B. , 3 and 4 | |
| 15. |
Which of the rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? 1. Don2. Syr Darya3. Volga4. Ural%! |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1 and 4 | |
| 16. |
An ox-bow lake is a ________%! |
| A. | Lake formed behind an off-shore bar |
| B. | Lake occupying a volcanic crater |
| C. | Lake formed due to cut off meander |
| D. | Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier |
| Answer» D. Lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glacier | |
| 17. |
The smallest amongst the following islands is ________.%! |
| A. | Borneo |
| B. | Greenland |
| C. | Sumatra |
| D. | New Guinea |
| Answer» D. New Guinea | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is the deepest lake?%! |
| A. | Lake Victoria |
| B. | Caspian Sea |
| C. | Lake Superior |
| D. | Lake Baikal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Sea water is saltier than rain water because ________%! |
| A. | Sea animals are salt producing |
| B. | The air around the sea is saltish |
| C. | River wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea |
| D. | Sea beds have salt producing mines |
| Answer» D. Sea beds have salt producing mines | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?%! |
| A. | Armenia |
| B. | Azerbaijan |
| C. | Kazakhstan |
| D. | Turkmenistan |
| Answer» B. Azerbaijan | |
| 21. |
The Lena river passes through which country?%! |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» D. Brazil | |
| 22. |
The World's largest shipping canal is ________%! |
| A. | Suez in Egypt |
| B. | Panama in America |
| C. | Kiel in Germany |
| D. | Gota in Sweden |
| Answer» B. Panama in America | |
| 23. |
The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is%! |
| A. | Java Trench |
| B. | Aleutian Trench |
| C. | Atacama Trench |
| D. | Tizard Trench |
| Answer» B. Aleutian Trench | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?%! |
| A. | Canaries and Labrador |
| B. | Gulf stream and Labrador |
| C. | Gulfstream and Canaries |
| D. | Kuroshio and Kurile |
| Answer» C. Gulfstream and Canaries | |
| 25. |
Which of the following statements are true regarding distribution of world population?I. Only 10 percent of the total population lives in the southern hemisphereII. Nearly two-thirds of the total population live within 500 km of seaIII. Nearly 80 percent of the total population lives within 500 meters altitude above sea levelsl%! |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I and III |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?%! |
| A. | Canarie Current |
| B. | Humboldt Current |
| C. | Benguela Current |
| D. | Kuroshio Current |
| Answer» C. Benguela Current | |
| 27. |
Sargasso sea is located in ________%! |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | North Sea |
| D. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. North Sea | |
| 28. |
With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements:1. West Australian current is a warm current.2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season.3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season.4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean.%! |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 4 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which is the largest river of the Asia?%! |
| A. | Indus River |
| B. | Yangtze River |
| C. | Hwang Ho River |
| D. | Ganga River |
| Answer» C. Hwang Ho River | |
| 30. |
Which of the following are factors that effect the movement of ocean currents?I. Earth's gravityII. Atmospheric pressureIII. WindsIV. Salinity of the waterV. Seasonal Variations%! |
| A. | I, III and IV |
| B. | I, II and V |
| C. | III, IV and V |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which of the following ocean current is not found in Atlantic ocean?%! |
| A. | Gulf Stream |
| B. | Brazilian Stream |
| C. | Peru Current |
| D. | Canary Current |
| Answer» D. Canary Current | |
| 32. |
The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of%! |
| A. | Hudson Bay |
| B. | Labrador Sea |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | New Found land |
| Answer» B. Labrador Sea | |
| 33. |
Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?%! |
| A. | Budapest - River Danube |
| B. | Baghad - River Tigris |
| C. | Amsterdam - River Amsel |
| D. | Alexandria - River Niger |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
When water freezes in the polar seas the salts ________%! |
| A. | Form a layer on top |
| B. | Remain in the subsurface water that does not freeze |
| C. | Sink to the bottom |
| D. | Partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom |
| Answer» C. Sink to the bottom | |
| 35. |
*$_Which of the following separates Asia and North America?? |
| A. | Bass Strait |
| B. | Dover Strait |
| C. | Bering Strait |
| D. | Cook Strait |
| Answer» D. Cook Strait | |
| 36. |
*$_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 |
| Answer» D. Partly in Africa and partly in Asia | |
| 37. |
*$_The following statements are made about ocean currents:1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern HemisphereWhich of the above are correct?? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
*$_Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is: 1. Atlantic2. Arctic3. Indian4. Pacific? |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 1, 3, 2 |
| C. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| D. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
*$_Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?? |
| A. | Canaries and Labrador |
| B. | Gulf stream and Labrador |
| C. | Gulfstream and Canaries |
| D. | Kuroshio and Kurile |
| Answer» C. Gulfstream and Canaries | |
| 40. |
*/*_Ring of Fire is found commonly in? |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 41. |
*/*_The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in ________? |
| A. | North America |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» B. South America | |
| 42. |
*/*_Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of Chile and Peru?? |
| A. | Canarie Current |
| B. | Humboldt Current |
| C. | Benguela Current |
| D. | Kuroshio Current |
| Answer» C. Benguela Current | |
| 43. |
*/*_Which river has the largest drainage basin?? |
| A. | Nile |
| B. | Mississippi |
| C. | Congo |
| D. | Amazon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
*/*_The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is ________? |
| A. | Volga |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Dnieper |
| D. | Danube |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
*/*_The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is? |
| A. | Java Trench |
| B. | Aleutian Trench |
| C. | Atacama Trench |
| D. | Tizard Trench |
| Answer» B. Aleutian Trench | |
| 46. |
*/*_Which of the following ocean current is not found in Atlantic ocean?? |
| A. | Gulf Stream |
| B. | Brazilian Stream |
| C. | Peru Current |
| D. | Canary Current |
| Answer» D. Canary Current | |
| 47. |
*/*_The Lena river passes through which country?? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» D. Brazil | |
| 48. |
*/*_Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called? |
| A. | Isotherms |
| B. | Isobars |
| C. | Isohalines |
| D. | Isohyets |
| Answer» D. Isohyets | |
| 49. |
*/*_The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of? |
| A. | Hudson Bay |
| B. | Labrador Sea |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | New Found land |
| Answer» B. Labrador Sea | |
| 50. |
*/*_Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?? |
| A. | Budapest - River Danube |
| B. | Baghad - River Tigris |
| C. | Amsterdam - River Amsel |
| D. | Alexandria - River Niger |
| Answer» E. | |