GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 183

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 183

1821) Assertion (A) On an average, salinity decreases from equator towards the poles in the Ocean.
Reason (R) The highest salinity in the Oceans is observed at the equator.
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: A is true, but R is false
   
1822) Identity the odd one
A) Benguela current
B) Peruvian current
C) Canary current
D) Gulf stream

Answer: Peruvian current
   
1823) Match the following
List I (Types of tides)      List II (Feature)
A. Tropical tide      1. tides occurring along equator
B. Equitorial tide      2. tides occurring on both tropics
C. Equinocticai tides      3. tides reoccurring tide at an interval of 8 month
D. Neaptide      4. Quadrature

Options are given in A B C D order
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 4 1 3 2
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 3 1 4

Answer: 2 1 3 4
   
1824) Identify the correct decreasing order of salts in terms of % in sea water
A) Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Sulphate, Magnesium Chloride
B) Calcium Sulphate, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Magnesium Chloride
C) Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Sulphate
D) Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Calcium Sulphate, Magnesium Sulphate

Answer: Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Sulphate, Calcium Sulphate
   
1825) Which one of the following countries is not situated in the region between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea?
A) Armenia
B) Azerbaijan
C) Georgia
D) Ukraine

Answer: Ukraine

1826) 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

Answer: They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans respectively
   
1827) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Kuroshio : Warm ocean current
B) Labrador : Warm ocean current
C) Benguela : Cold ocean current
D) Oyashio : Cold ocean current

Answer: Labrador : Warm ocean current
   
1828) The increase in salinity of water
A) increases the rate of evaporation
B) decreases the rate of evaporation
C) has no effect on the rate of evaporation
D) increases the rate of evaporation initially but decreases later

Answer: increases the rate of evaporation
   
1829) In which ocean is the Kamchataka current found?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean

Answer: Pacific Ocean
   
1830) What is Gulf Stream?
A) A cold Current in the Atlantic Ocean
B) A cold current in the Pacific Ocean
C) A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean
D) A warm current in the Pacific Ocean

Answer: A cold current in the Pacific Ocean