THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 27

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 27

1. In which one of the following oceans is Diamantina Trench situated?
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean
Ans: (c)
2. Consider the following statements:
1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.
2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.
2. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez
3. It is not a sea level canal.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? 
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and III
(d) I only
Ans: (a)
4. Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has
chosen the following shortest flight route:
Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop)
Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop)
Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop)
Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?
(a) Tasman Sea
(b) Labrador Sea
(c) Beaufort Sea
(d) Black Sea
Ans: (d)
5. Which of the following best explain why the lower course of a river is sometimes
choked with sediments?
1. The valley of a river is widest in its lower course.
2. The velocity of a river in its lower course is low.
3. The delta sometimes develops in a river's lower course.
4. Much of the river water is drawn for irrigation in the lower course.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Ans: (c)
6. What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?
(a) They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean
(b) They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
(c) They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean
(d) They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (b)
7. 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
Ans: (d)

8. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
(a) Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary
(b) Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake
(c) Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary
(d) Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids
Ans: (c)

9. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle? [NDA 2010]
(a) Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration
(b) Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration
(c) Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration
(d) Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration
Ans: (a)
10. 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
Ans: (a)