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This section includes 35 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Oceanography (Geography) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What is the proportion of landmass of the ocean floor plotted against the given datum line called ? |
| A. | Altimetric curve |
| B. | Hypsographic curve |
| C. | Hygrometric curve |
| D. | Hydrometric curve |
| Answer» C. Hygrometric curve | |
| 2. |
The largest ocean is |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Arctic Ocean |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is |
| A. | North Pacific Sea Route |
| B. | North Atlantic Sea Route |
| C. | South Atlantic Sea Route |
| D. | Indian Ocean Route |
| Answer» C. South Atlantic Sea Route | |
| 4. |
Sargasso sea is located in |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | North Sea |
| D. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. North Sea | |
| 5. |
Assertion (A) : Baltic Sea, remains open for international trade throughout the year.Reason (R) : Baltic Sea lies in the warm temperature zone.Code |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» D. (A) is false but (R) is true | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following sea in without a coast line ? |
| A. | White sea |
| B. | Saragossa sea |
| C. | Sea of okhotsk |
| D. | Tasmania sea |
| Answer» C. Sea of okhotsk | |
| 7. |
Which ocean occupies about 4 percent of the earth's surface ? |
| A. | Southern ocean |
| B. | Arctic ocean |
| C. | Atlantic ocean |
| D. | Indian ocean |
| Answer» B. Arctic ocean | |
| 8. |
The canal joining Baltic Sea to North sea is |
| A. | Kiel Canal |
| B. | Surez Canal |
| C. | Panama Canal |
| D. | Bass Strait |
| Answer» B. Surez Canal | |
| 9. |
Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundaries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake ? |
| A. | There are deep ocean trenches along these margins |
| B. | High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean |
| C. | The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins |
| D. | These margins coincide with the plate margins |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea ? |
| A. | Malta |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Bulgaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
A ridge , 64000 km long and 1000 to 4000 km wide, runs down the middle of the North and the South Atlantic Oceans basins, into the Indian Ocean basins, then passes between Australia and Antarctica to enter the south Pacific basin, What is this ridge ? |
| A. | Socotra - Lakshadweep - Chagos ridge |
| B. | Pacific- Antarctica ridge |
| C. | Dolphin-Challenger - Ridge |
| D. | Mid - oceanic ridge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Where is the Dogger bank, which is a major fishing area located ? |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | South Pacific Ocean |
| C. | North Sea |
| D. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic Ocean | |
| 13. |
Assertion (A) : Seas near the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.Reason (R) : High temperature and high humidity near the equator causes convectional rain in most afternoons.Code |
| A. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| B. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| C. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| D. | (A) is false but (R) is true |
| Answer» B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) | |
| 14. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the Codes given below the lists codesList - IList - II (Areas Joining)F. Suez canal1.Great Lakes and St. LawrenceG. Panama Canal2.Mediterranean and Red SeaH. Soo and Wellaqnd Canal3.Pacific and AtlanticJ. Mittelland Canal4.North Sea and North European PlainCode : FGHJA.1234B.1324C.2314D.2143 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following seas is the shallowest ? |
| A. | Baltic |
| B. | Black |
| C. | Yellow |
| D. | North |
| Answer» D. North | |
| 16. |
Which is the largest Gulf in the World ? |
| A. | The Gulf Of Cambay |
| B. | The Gulf of Mexico |
| C. | The Persian Gulf |
| D. | The Strait of Hormuz |
| Answer» C. The Persian Gulf | |
| 17. |
Consider the following1. Gulf of California2. Mediterranean sea3. Baltic SeaIn terms of decreasing salinity, which one of the following is the correct sequence ? |
| A. | 1-2-3 |
| B. | 2-1-3 |
| C. | 3-1-2 |
| D. | 2-3-1 |
| Answer» C. 3-1-2 | |
| 18. |
Consider the following statements1. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge surfaces above the sea level in Iceland.2. The san Andreas fault if a transform fault.Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 19. |
A ship met with an accident at 30 N. The ship was sailing in the |
| A. | Baltic Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Red Sea |
| Answer» D. Red Sea | |
| 20. |
Dead sea is situated in which one of the following |
| A. | A Rift Valley |
| B. | An Itermontane Plateau |
| C. | Intermontane Plains |
| D. | Canyons |
| Answer» B. An Itermontane Plateau | |
| 21. |
There is submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called ? |
| A. | Ninety east ridge |
| B. | Mozambique ridge |
| C. | Chagod - laccadive ridge |
| D. | Carlsberg ridge |
| Answer» B. Mozambique ridge | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following seas is without a coastline ? |
| A. | White sea |
| B. | Sargasso sea |
| C. | Sea of OKhotsk |
| D. | Tasman sea |
| Answer» C. Sea of OKhotsk | |
| 23. |
The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean ) is |
| A. | 8,890m |
| B. | 9,653m |
| C. | 10,589m |
| D. | 11,033m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Which is the largest sea in the world ? |
| A. | Caspian Sea |
| B. | South China Sea |
| C. | Miditerranean Sea |
| D. | North Sea |
| Answer» C. Miditerranean Sea | |
| 25. |
What is the proportion of |
| A. | Altimetric curve |
| B. | Hypsographic curve |
| C. | Hygrometric curve |
| D. | Hydrometric curve |
| Answer» C. Hygrometric curve | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following countries does not border |
| A. | Malta |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Bulgaria |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
A ridge , |
| A. | Socotra - Lakshadweep - Chagos ridge |
| B. | Pacific- Antarctica ridge |
| C. | Dolphin-Challenger - Ridge |
| D. | Mid - oceanic ridge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The canal joining |
| A. | Kiel Canal |
| B. | Surez Canal |
| C. | Panama Canal |
| D. | Bass Strait |
| Answer» B. Surez Canal | |
| 29. |
Which one among the following best explains the reason for the |
| A. | There are deep ocean trenches along these margins |
| B. | High mountain stretch along the continental margins adjacent to this ocean |
| C. | The currents of the vast Pacific Ocean continue to dash against the continental margins |
| D. | These margins coincide with the plate margins |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Sargasso sea |
| A. | North Pacific Ocean |
| B. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | North Sea |
| D. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. North Sea | |
| 31. |
Dead sea |
| A. | A Rift Valley |
| B. | An Itermontane Plateau |
| C. | Intermontane Plains |
| D. | Canyons |
| Answer» B. An Itermontane Plateau | |
| 32. |
There is |
| A. | Ninety east ridge |
| B. | Mozambique ridge |
| C. | Chagod - laccadive ridge |
| D. | Carlsberg ridge |
| Answer» B. Mozambique ridge | |
| 33. |
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. | party in Africa and partly in Asia |
| D. | partly in Africa and partly in Asia |
| Answer» D. partly in Africa and partly in Asia | |
| 34. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the Codes given below the lists codes |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 35. |
A ship met with an accident at 30 |
| A. | Baltic Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Red Sea |
| Answer» D. Red Sea | |