Hydrosphere And Oceanography(Indian Geography ) Questions and Answers

Question 1.

Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?

  1.    White sea
  2.    Sargasso sea
  3.    Sea of Okhotsk
  4.    Tasman sea
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Sargasso sea

Question 2.

Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean sea?

  1.    Malta
  2.    Libya
  3.    Italy
  4.    Bulgaria
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Bulgaria

Question 3.

A ship met with an accident at 30°N. The ship was sailing in the:

  1.    Baltic sea
  2.    Black sea
  3.    Mediterranean sea
  4.    Red sea
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Mediterranean sea

Question 4.

Sargasso sea is located in:

  1.    North Pacific ocean
  2.    North Atlantic ocean
  3.    North sea
  4.    South Atlantic ocean
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> North Atlantic ocean

Question 5.

The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the pacific ocean) is:

  1.    8,890 m
  2.    9,653 m
  3.    10,589 m
  4.    11,033 m
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 11,033 m

Question 6.

The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located:

  1.    Wholly in the continent of Europe
  2.    Wholly in the continent of Asia
  3.    Partly in Europe and partly in Asia
  4.    Partly in Africa and partly in Asia
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Partly in Europe and partly in Asia

Question 7.

Which is the largest sea in the world?

  1.    Caspian sea
  2.    South china sea
  3.    Mediterranean sea
  4.    North sea
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> South china sea

Question 8.

Which is the largest Gulf in the world?

  1.    The Gulf of the Cambay
  2.    The Gulf of Mexico
  3.    The Persian Gulf
  4.    The Strait of Hormuz
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> The Gulf of Mexico

Question 9.

There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called?

  1.    Ninety east ridge
  2.    Mozambique ridge
  3.    Chagod-laccadive ridge
  4.    Carlsberg ridge
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Ninety east ridge

Question 10.

Where is the Dogger Bank, which is a major fishing area, located?

  1.    North Pacific Ocean
  2.    South Pacific Ocean
  3.    North Sea
  4.    South Atlantic Ocean
  5.    None of these
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> North Sea