THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 25

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 25

1. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics:
1. Richness in nutrients
2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton
3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen
Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)
 
2. The important fishing areas called Grand Bank and Georges Bank located in the waters of which one of the following?
(a) North Pacific
(b) South Pacific
(c) South-west Atlantic
(d) North-west Atlantic
Ans: (d)
 
3. Sunda Trench lies in :
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
Ans: (c)
 
4. Which one of the following is correct?
Benguela current flows:
(a) along Brazilian coast
(b) off Southwest African coast
(c) off Spanish and North African coast
(d) along West coast of United States
Ans: (b)

5. The busy port of Rotterdam is situated in :
(a) The Netherlands
(b) Belgium
(c) Denmark
(d) Germany
Ans: (a)

6. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
(a) A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
(b) The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the
rotation of Earth
(c) The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central
Pacific Ocean
(d) The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Ans: (c)

7. Match the following:
(Sea) (Country)
A. Adriatic Sea 1. Bulgaria
B. Baltic Sea 2. Italy
C. North Sea 3. Poland
D. Black Sea 4. United Kingdom
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (b)

8. Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
(a) Amazon
(b) Amur
(c) Congo
(d) Volga
Ans: (a)

9. Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
(a) Colombia
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Guatemala
(d) Nicaragua
Ans: (d)
10. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Hawaiian Islands
(c) Rio de Janeiro
(d) Valletta
Ans: (c)