Oceans and seas

Total Questions: 29

1 - One of the largest oceans of the world:

A ) Pacific Ocean ✅
B ) Indian Ocean
C ) Atlantic Ocean
D ) Antarctic Ocean

3 - Connects Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean sea:

A ) Malacca strait
B ) English channel
C ) Barring strait
D ) Gibraltar strait ✅

4 - Moon, Earth and sun are in same plane on:

A ) 1st date of lunar month ✅
B ) 7th date of lunar month
C ) 21st date of lunar month
D ) 29th date of lunar month

5 - The continuous rise and fall of sea level is called:

A ) Currents
B ) Tides ✅
C ) Surf
D ) Waves

6 - The surface of earth covered by water is:

A ) 61%
B ) 71% ✅
C ) 81%
D ) 91%

7 - All the water on the earth is in ocean:

A ) 95%
B ) 96%
C ) 97% ✅
D ) 98%

8 - The freshwater on the earth is:

A ) 1%
B ) 2%
C ) 3% ✅
D ) 4%

9 - In the second largest ocean of the world:

A ) Atlantic Ocean ✅
B ) Indian Ocean
C ) Arctic Ocean
D ) Pacific Ocean

10 - Panama canal links specific ocean with the:

A ) Indian Ocean
B ) Atlantic ocean ✅
C ) Arctic ocean
D ) Antarctic Ocean

11 - Suez canal links red sea with the Mediterranean sea through:

A ) Indian Ocean ✅
B ) Atlantic Ocean
C ) Southern ocean
D ) Pacific Ocean

12 - Extreme cold water and huge icebergs are main features of:

A ) Pacific Ocean
B ) Antarctic ocean ✅
C ) Arctic ocean
D ) Indian Ocean

14 - The movement of surface water due to winds is called:

A ) Tide
B ) Current
C ) Wave ✅
D ) Strait

15 - With increase in depth ,the temperature of the ocean water:

A ) Increases
B ) Decreases ✅
C ) Remains constant
D ) None of these

16 - The currents which flow from equator to polar areas are called:

A ) Cold current
B ) Drift
C ) Warm current ✅
D ) A and b both

18 - Warm surface layer has an average temperature of:

A ) 15°C to 20°C
B ) 20°C to 25° C ✅
C ) 25°C to 30°C
D ) 30°C to 35°C

19 - Which layer of oceans is called thermo cline:

A ) Warm surface layer
B ) Middle layer ✅
C ) Cold deep layer
D ) All of these

20 - The top of the wave is called:

A ) Through
B ) Crest ✅
C ) Surf
D ) Breaker

21 - Daily tides occur twice with the interval of:

A ) 6 hour and 25 minutes
B ) 12 hours and 25 minutes ✅
C ) 18 hours and 25 minutes
D ) 24 hours and 25 minutes

22 - The moon and sun are perpendicular to each other with reference to the earth in the lunar month on the:

A ) 1st and 14th date
B ) 7th and 21st date ✅
C ) 14th and 20th date
D ) 21st and 28th date

23 - Phytoplankton is a microscopy:

A ) Animal
B ) Plants ✅
C ) A and b both
D ) none of these

25 - Isthmus of Suez connects:

A ) Asia with Africa ✅
B ) Asia with Europe
C ) Africa with Europe
D ) America with Asia

26 - Mid-oceanic ridge is the significant features of:

A ) Arctic ocean
B ) Pacific Ocean
C ) Indian Ocean
D ) Atlantic Ocean ✅

27 - Shallow waters, low salinity and frozen surface are main features of:

A ) Indian Ocean
B ) Southern ocean
C ) Arctic Ocean ✅
D ) Pacific Ocean

28 - The average depth of Pacific Ocean is:

A ) 4280 meters ✅
B ) 3900 metres
C ) 1200 meters
D ) 3200 metres

29 - The depth of Mariana trench is:

A ) 30612 feet
B ) 32601 feet
C ) 36201 feet ✅
D ) 36062 feet