THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 06

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 06

1. Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation?
(a) Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments
(b) Slow speed
(c) Long river course
(d) Tidal nature of waves
Ans: (d)

2. 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
Ans: (c)

3. Match the following:
A. Loess 1. Glacier
B. Moraine 2. Wind
C. Alluvial banks 3. Rivers
D. Stalactites 4. Karst regions
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (a)

4. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon:
(a) its depth
(b) its length
(c) its speed at which it flows
(d) its width
Ans: (c)

5. Match the following:
A. South Eastern coast of U.S.A. 1. Florida current
B. West coast of South Africa 2. Kuroshio current
C. South Western coast of South America 3. Benguela current
D. South Eastern coast of Japan 4. Peruvian current
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (b)

6. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Canary current - Mediterranean Sea
(b) Falkland current - Arabian Sea
(c) Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
(d) Labrador Current - North Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (d)
7. The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the:
(a) convergence and divergence movements
(b) corioli's force
(c) density differences in seawater
(d) impact of prevailing winds
Ans: (b)

8. The Ocean currents transfer heat from :
(a) one sea or ocean to another
(b) one coast to another
(c) the surface of the sea to greater depths
(d) lower to higher latitudes
Ans: (d)

9. 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
Ans: (b)

10. Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
(a) Oyashio and California currents
(b) Alaska and Kuroshio currents
(c) North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents
(d) North Pacific and Kuroshio currents
Ans: (a)