THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 30

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 30

1. Fog is common around Newfoundland coast because:
(a) high tides occur, causing storms
(b) the rainfall is heavy
(c) warm and cold currents meet
(d) icebergs melt around the coast
Ans: (c)
2. A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as :
(a) an isthmus
(b) a lagoon
(c) a peninsula
(d) a strait
Ans: (a)
3. Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because:
1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall
2. salinity is not affected by temperature
3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees
4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Ans: (a)
4. Which of the following is called ‘Herring Pond’?
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Black Sea
(c) Dead Sea
(d) Pacific Ocean
Ans: (a)

5. Match the following:
River Ocean/Sea
A. Murray River 1. Arabian Sea
B. Congo River 2. Indian Ocean
C. Nile 3. Mediterranean Sea
D. Indus 4. Atlantic Ocean
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (b)
6. Match the following:
Rivers Towns
A. Amazon 1. Niamey
B. Nile 2. Kinshasa
C. Niger 3. Manaus
D. Congo 4. Rio de Janeiro
5. Khartoum
A B C D
(a) 3 5 1 2
(b) 3 1 5 2
(c) 4 2 3 5
(d) 4 5 1 3
Ans: (a)

7. Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral rects ?
(a) Sediment free water
(b) fresh water
(c) Moderate saline water
(d) Disturbed water and currents
Ans: (b)

8. Match the following:
City River
A. Rotterdam 1. Seine
B. Paris 2. Potomac
C. Budapest 3. Rhine
D. Washington 4. Danube
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

9. Match the following:
City River
A. Bangkok 1. Huangho
B. Shanghai 2. St. Lawrence
C. Dresden 3. Chao Phraya
D. Montreal 4. Elbe
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)

10. Match the following:
Ocean Currents Countries
A. Labrador 1. Namibia
B. Gulf Stream 2. USA
C. Benguela 3. Canada
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 1 2
(c) 1 3 2
(d) 3 2 1
Ans: (d)