THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 02

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 02

1. Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?
(a) Arctic Sea
(b) Hudson Bay
(c) Japan Sea
(d) Okhotsk Sea
Ans: (c)
2. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in :
(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) Russia
(d) Africa
Ans: (a)
3. Strait of Malacca separates:
(a) Sumatra and Malaysia
(b) Java and Brunei
(c) Sumatra and Java
(d) Malaysia and Brunei
Ans: (a)
4. Hawaiian islands are located in :
(a) North Atlantic Ocean
(b) South Atlantic Ocean
(c) North Pacific Ocean
(d) South Pacific Ocean
Ans: (c)
5. The islands of Seychelles are located in the:
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
Ans: (c)
6. Suez Canal joins:
(a) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
(b) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Ans: (b)
7. Diego Garcia is in :
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Gulf of Aden
Ans: (c)
8. Consider the following statements:
1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean
2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt.
3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans: (d)
9. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?
(a) Armenia
(b) Azerbaijan
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Turkmenistan
Ans: (a)
10. The highest lake above the sea level in the world is
(a) lake Avernus
(b) lake Tanzania
(c) lake Toba
(d) lake Titicaca
Ans: (d)