THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 11

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 11

1. Which set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flows into the respective sea?
(a) Rhine - Seine
(b) Nile - Euphrates
(c) Ganges - Brahmaputra
(d) Danube - Thames
Ans: (c)

2. The Great Barrier Reef is:
(a) conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
(b) Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
(c) Salt hills of Afghanistan
(d) Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Ans: (a)
 
3. Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?
(a) Budapest - River Danube
(b) Baghad - River Tigris
(c) Amsterdam - River Amsel
(d) Alexandria - River Niger
Ans: (d)
 
4. On the bank of which river is New York situated?
(a) River Colorado
(b) River Hudson
(c) River Mississippi
(d) River Amazon
Ans: (b)

5. Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
(a) Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
(b) Coast should be preferably tideless
(c) Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow
(d) There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths
Ans: (a)

6. The largest fish exporting region in the world is:
(a) The South - East Asian Region
(b) The North - West Pacific Region
(c) The North - East Pacific Region
(d) The North - East Atlantic Region
Ans: (b)

7. Which of the following countries is included in the North-West Pacific fishing grounds?
(a) Norway
(b) Canada
(c) Netherlands
(d) Japan
Ans: (d)

8. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the :
(a) Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(b) the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
(c) the East China Sea and the Bering Sea
(d) the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
Ans: (c)

9. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in:
(a) Antarctic region
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Southern Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (b)

10. The World's major commercial fishing grounds are located in the:
(a) cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
(b) equatorial water
(c) temperate waters of tropical seas
(d) warm water of seas in southern hemisphere
Ans: (a)