GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 187

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 187

1861) Which one of the following does the 'West Wind Dritt' belong to?
A) Tidal occurrence
B) Wind system
C) Wave phenomenon
D) Ocean current

Answer: Ocean current
   
1862) The main area of production of icebergs is found in
A) the West Coast of Greenland
B) the East Coast of Japan
C) the North Coast of Siberia
D) the West Coast of Africa

Answer: the West Coast of Greenland
   
1863) Which of the following theories of the origin of tides is not correctly matched?
A) Equilibrium Theory : Newton
B) Canal Theory : Airy
C) Stationary Wave : William thell Theory
D) Dynamic Theory : Laplace

Answer: Stationary Wave : William thell Theory
   
1864) If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes in not in this Canal?
A) Great Bitter Lake
B) Little Bitter Lake
C) Lake Gatun
D) Lake Timsah

Answer: Lake Gatun
   
1865) Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami?
A) Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
B) Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches above the normal sea surface
C) Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
D) Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis

Answer: Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis

1866) Falkland island is recently the bone of contention between South America and Britishers. This Island is located in
A) North Atlantic Ocean
B) South Atlantic Ocean
C) South Indian Ocean
D) North Pacific Ocean

Answer: South Atlantic Ocean
   
1867) Consider the given statements
1. Coriolis effect is zero at the Equator.
2. Coriolis effect is more towards the Poles.
3. Coriolis effects are related to the decreasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
4. Coriolis effects are related to the increasing rotational velocity with increasing latitudes.
Which or the statements given above are correct?
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 2 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 4
   
1868) What are Rogue waves?
A) Waves that do not move horizontally but remain stationary
B) Wave of unusually large size for the prevailing wind condition
C) Waves produced due to the combination of low air pressure and onshore winds
D) Waves produced due to the combination of high air pressure and offshore winds

Answer: Wave of unusually large size for the prevailing wind condition
   
1869) Which of the following is not a consequence of El Nino?
A) Drought in India
B) Heavy rainfall in Chile
C) Killing of large number of fishes across Peruvian coast
D) Floods in Australia

Answer: Floods in Australia
   
1870) Statement I Tsunami is small in open ocean yet may be over 30 m high when it reaches a coastline.
Statement II Tsunamis have long wavelength and they travel across the open ocean at high speed. As they approach shore, the wavelength decreases and the wave height increases.
The above question consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement l.
B) Both the statements are individually true but statement ll is not the correct explanation of statement I.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Answer: Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement l.