GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 180

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 180

1791) Which of the following currents is located near the coastline of Philippines and China?
A) Oyashio current
B) Kuroshio current
C) Canary current
D) Benguela current

Answer: Kuroshio current
   
1792) Consider the following statements
1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern hemisphere than that in the Southern hemisphere.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
1793) Continental shelf is
A) a part of oceanic crust made of granite
B) a part of continental crust made of basalt .
C) a part of oceanic crust made of basalt
D) a part of continental crust made of granite

Answer: a part of continental crust made of granite
   
1794) Estuaries possess distinct blooms of excessive growth of a pigmented dinofagellates. These blooms are called
A) red tides
B) sea tides
C) black tides
D) sea flowers

Answer: red tides
   
1795) Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
A) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
B) Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
C) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
D) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity

Answer: Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

1796) Surface currents in the ocean are primarily caused by
A) temperature differences
B) density differences
C) wind action
D) coriolis effect

Answer: wind action
   
1797) Assertion (A) Oceanic islands have restricted fauna and flora.
Reason (R) Oceanic islands lie in sea at a great distance from the continents.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1798) Assertion (A) Seas and Oceans are vast reservoir of food and mineral resources for future.
Reason (R) At present mankind has not been able to develop cost effective technologies for the exploitation of marine resources.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1799) Waves often change direction as they approach a shoreline, a phenomenon known as
A) wave refraction
B) wave reflection
C) wave diffraction
D) wave diffusion

Answer: wave refraction
   
1800) Identify the wrong pair
A) North-East : Dogger Bank Pacific
B) North-West : Grand Banks Atlantic
C) North-East : Great Fisher Atlantic Bank
D) North-West : Chesapeake Bay Atlantic

Answer: North-East : Dogger Bank Pacific