Hydrosphere Geography : Top 100 GK MCQ With Free Exam Geography SET :-11

Q41. The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

(A) Java Trench
(B) Aleutian Trench
(C) Atacama Trench
(D) Tizard Trench

Answer: Java Trench

Q42. Major source of oceanic salinity is

(A) Rivers
(B) Land
(C) Wind
(D) Ash from volcanoes

Answer: Rivers

Q43. The deepest surface depression on earth is

(A) Kuri Trench
(B) Mariana Trench
(C) Tonga-Kermadec Trench
(D) Bentley Subglacial Trench

Answer: Mariana Trench

Q44. The Kiel Canal links the __

(A) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(B) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
(C) North Sea and Baltic Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Answer: North Sea and Baltic Sea

Q45. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:

1. great length of indented coastline

2. extensive continental shelves

3. water temperatures lower than 20°C

4. sparse population

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 2
(D) 2 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

Q46. Which of the following are factors that effect the movement of ocean currents ?

I. Earth’s gravity

II. Atmospheric pressure

III. Winds

IV. Salinity of the water

V. Seasonal Variations

(A) I, III and IV
(B) I, II and V
(C) III, IV and V
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q47. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea ?

(A) Malta
(B) Libya
(C) Italy
(D) Bulgaria

Answer: Bulgaria

Q48. Where are the Balearic Islands located ?

(A) Mediterranean Sea
(B) Black Sea
(C) Baltic Sea
(D) North Sea

Answer: Mediterranean Sea

Q49. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is __

(A) Bering Strait
(B) Dover Strait
(C) Palk Strait
(D) Vermosa Strait

Answer: Palk Strait

Q50. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world ?

(A) Panama Canal
(B) Sirhind Canal
(C) Suez Canal
(D) Indira Gandhi Canal

Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal