THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 07

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 07

1. The following statements are made about ocean currents:
1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics
2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere
3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere
Which of the above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (d)

2. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) English Channel
(c) North Sea
(d) Norwegian Sea
Ans: (c)
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Ocean currents are the slow- surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
Which of these statements are correct? 

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3, and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, and 4
Ans: (d)

4. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic ocean current system?
(a) Irminger current
(b) Labrador current
(c) Brazilian current
(d) Canarie current
Ans: (c)

5. Which among the following currents is produced by upwelling of water off the coast of
Chile and Peru?
(a) Canarie Current
(b) Humboldt Current
(c) Benguela Current
(d) Kuroshio Current
Ans: (b)

6. Which factors influence ocean currents?
1. Coriolis force
2. Local winds
3. Waves
4. Continent shape
(a) I and IV
(b) I, III and IV
(c) I and III
(d) I, II and IV
Ans: (d)
7. Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of:
(a) Peru
(b) Japan
(c) Western Europe
(d) Alaska
Ans: (a)

8. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) Benguela Current : Cold
(b) Humboldt Current : Cold
(c) Kamchatka Current : Warm
(d) Kuroshio : Warm
Ans: (c)
9. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because:
(a) It is on the western side of the continent
(b) it 'is near the sea
(c) it receives only light falls of snow
(d) it lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Ans: (d)
10. Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction?
(a) North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial
(b) North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial
(c) North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial
(d) North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial
Ans: (c)