GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 185

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 185

1841) Sargasso Sea is characterised by
A) very cold water
B) very warm water
C) highly saline water
D) typical marine vegetation

Answer: very warm water
   
1842) Tsunamis are not caused by
A) hurricanes
B) earthquakes
C) undersea landslides
D) volcanic eruptions

Answer: hurricanes
   
1843) Evaporation is greater when
A) warm air flows over warm current
B) warm air flows over cold current
C) cold air flows over warm current
D) cold air flows over cold current

Answer: cold air flows over warm current
   
1844) Which of the following seas are enclosed?
Andaman Sea
2. Aral Sea
3. Sea of Azov
4. Bering Sea
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 3 and 4
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 4

Answer: 2 and 3
   
1845) Consider the following statements
1. Suez Canal is an important link between developed countries and developing countries.
2. It joins the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez.
3. It is not a sea level canal.
Which of the statements given above statement(s) is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 1

Answer: 1 and 2

1846) Which one of the following is a correct sequence in the increasing order of salinity concentration?
A) Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea-North Sea
B) Baltic Sea-North Sea-Gulf of California-Red Sea
C) Red Sea-Gulf of California-North Sea-Baltic Sea
D) North Sea-Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea

Answer: Baltic Sea-North Sea-Gulf of California-Red Sea
   
1847) Assertion (A) It is easier to swim in sea-water compared to ordinary water
Reason (R) Density of sea-water is one in the higher than that of ordinary water.
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
   
1848) Identify the odd one relation to the process of upwelling in the ocean
A) Benguela current
B) Canaries current
C) Peru current
D) Oyashio current

Answer: Oyashio current
   
1849) Which of the following straits is not in Asia?
A) Malacca strait
B) Bass Strait
C) Formosa strait
D) Molucca strait

Answer: Bass Strait
   
1850) Match the following
List I (Sea)      List II (Country)
A. Banda Sea      1. China
B. Sulu Sea      2. Indonesia
C. Tasman Sea      3. New Zealand
D. Yellow Sea      4. Philippines codes

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

Answer: 2 4 3 1