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Oceanography

Description: Oceanography (M)
Number of Questions: 15
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The idea for digging a canal across Panama Isthmus was put forward by

  1. Ptolemy

  2. Strabo

  3. Ratzel

  4. Humboldt


Correct Option: D

Between which of the following pairs of ports does Panama Canal shorten the distance to the maximum extent?

  1. Liverpool and Shanghai

  2. New York and Honolulu

  3. Liverpool and Sydney

  4. New York and San Francisco


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Between New York and San Francisco ports, Panama Canal shortens the distance to the maximum extent.

Which strait lies between the Scandinavian countries and the Arctic Ocean?

  1. Barents Strait

  2. Berring Strait

  3. Bass Strait

  4. Cape of Horn


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Barents Strait lies between the Scandinavian countries and the Arctic Ocean.

Tasmania is separated from Australia by

  1. Sunda Strait

  2. Bass Strait

  3. Kanmon Strait

  4. Strait of Tiran


Correct Option: B

A person moving from Chile to Brazil along the coast has to cross

  1. Bass Strait

  2. Cook Strait

  3. Magellan Strait

  4. Torres Strait


Correct Option: C

Spring tides are caused

  1. when the moon and sun make a right angle with the earth

  2. during spring season

  3. when the sun and the moon are in straight line with the earth

  4. when the water falls from a high mountain to flow in large bends


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. Crossing of the international date line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards
  2. International date line divides the Pacific ocean into two equal parts
  3. Internationally date line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180 degree meridian.
  4. Crossing of the international date line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards.
  1. 4 alone

  2. 1 alone

  3. 2,3 and 4

  4. 1,2 and 3


Correct Option: D

The Strait of Hormuz joins which of the following water bodies?

  1. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

  2. Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

  3. Caspian Sea and Black Sea

  4. Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

India is connected to Australia through

  1. Suez Canal

  2. Strait of Hormuz

  3. Malacca Strait

  4. Palk Strait


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is connected to Australia through Malacca Strait.

Coral bleaching means

  1. sudden death of coral

  2. loss of zooxanthellae

  3. proliferation of corals

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Coral bleaching means loss of zooxanthellae

Which of the following waterways does not pass through the Panama Canal?

  1. London-Honolulu

  2. New York-San francisco

  3. New York-Buenos Aires

  4. New York-Sydney


Correct Option: C

Strait of Malacca separates

  1. Sumatra and Malaysia

  2. Java and Borneo

  3. Sumatra and Java

  4. Malaysia and Borneo


Correct Option: A

Which of the following factors modify ocean currents?

  1. Rotation of Earth
  2. Air pressure and wind
  3. Ocean water density
  4. Revolution of Earth
  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: B

What is Continental Shelf?

  1. Mountain ranges that edge a continent

  2. The raised land on a continent's edge

  3. The land that gently slopes and extends to the steeper descent of the continent before sharply sloping to form the sea floor.

  4. A plateau in the centre of a continent


Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements:

  1. Among the major oceans, Indian Ocean is warmer than the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in both the hemispheres.
  2. The average surface temperature of Pacific Ocean is higher than that of the Atlantic Ocean in the southern hemisphere.
  3. Among the major oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the coldest in the equatorial region. Which of these statements are correct?
  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
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