Ocean Currents, Coastal Climate GK Questions and Answers | Oceanography MCQs

1. The Grand Canyon located in which country?
  1. Bolivia
  2. Canada
  3. Ghana
  4. The US

Answer: The US

2. Which of the following is a warm water current?
  1. Benguela Current
  2. Japan Current
  3. Falkland Current
  4. Canaries current

Answer: Japan Current

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3. Which current is responsible for increasing in the temperature of the western Europe ?
  1. Canary current
  2. Gulf stream
  3. Labrador current
  4. North Equatorial current

Answer: Gulf stream

4. The Oceanic ridge come into existence because of the
  1. Convergence of Plates
  2. Divergence of Plates
  3. Shearing of Plates
  4. Tectonic Movements

Answer: Divergence of Plates

5. Which among the following is not a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean?
  1. Falkland current
  2. Labrador current
  3. Brazilian current
  4. Benguela current

Answer: Brazilian current

6. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Ocean Currents?
  1. Warm currents flow from equatorial regions towards the polar regions and hence have a higher surface temperature.
  2. Cold currents flow from polar regions towards the equator and have a lower surface temperature.
  3. Both 1 & 2
  4. Neither 1 & 2

Answer: Both 1 & 2

7. What is the general distribution of winds in the lower atmosphere called?
  1. Cyclones
  2. Planetary winds
  3. Jet streams
  4. Loo

Answer: Planetary winds

8. With which of the following oceans would you associate the ‘Ring of Fire’?
  1. Pacific
  2. Indian
  3. Atlantic
  4. Arctic

Answer: Pacific

9. What explains the Eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
  1. The Earth’s rotation on its axis
  2. Convergence of the two equatorial currents
  3. Difference in salinity of water
  4. Occurrence of the Belt of Calm near the equator

Answer: The Earth’s rotation on its axis

10. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S ?
  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Arctic Ocean

Answer: Atlantic Ocean

11. Which of the most stable ecosystem ?
  1. Ocean
  2. Mountain
  3. Forest
  4. Desert

Answer: Ocean

12. Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
  1. Rainfall throughout the year
  2. Rainfall in winter, only
  3. An extremely short dry season
  4. A definite dry and wet season

Answer: A definite dry and wet season

13. Which of the following is not a cold ocean current?
  1. Canaries
  2. Humboldt
  3. Oyashio
  4. Agulhas

Answer: Agulhas

14. Which among the following is/are warm ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean?
  1. Gulf Stream
  2. Canaries current
  3. Florida current
  4. All of the above

Answer: Gulf Stream

15. What is the general distribution of winds in the lower atmosphere called?
  1. Cyclones
  2. Planetary winds
  3. Jet streams
  4. Loo

Answer: Planetary winds

16. Which of the following waterways transport raw materials of eastern countries to western countries and transport industrial products to eastern countries?
  1. South Atlantic Oceanic Route
  2. North Atlantic Oceanic Route
  3. Routes of Mediterranean Sea
  4. Cape of Good Hope route

Answer: Routes of Mediterranean Sea

17. Agulhas current flows in
  1. The Indian Ocean
  2. The Pacific Ocean
  3. North Atlantic Ocean
  4. South Atlantic Ocean

Answer: The Indian Ocean

18. Which is the world's largest lake by surface area ?
  1. Caspian Sea
  2. Lake Superior
  3. Lake Michigan-Huron
  4. Black Sea

Answer: Caspian Sea

19. The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ is associated with
  1. thermal power station
  2. volcanoes and earthquakes
  3. forest fires
  4. oil well fires

Answer: volcanoes and earthquakes

20. The Diego Garcia is an island located in in which of the following oceans
  1. Atlantic Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Arctic Ocean

Answer: Indian Ocean

21. Which factors are responsible for ocean currents?
  1. Planetary winds
  2. Temperature
  3. Earth’s Rotation
  4. All 1, 2, 3

Answer: All 1, 2, 3

22. Which among the following is a warm ocean current of the Pacific Ocean?
  1. Kuroshio Current
  2. Humboldt Current
  3. Canaries Current
  4. Labrador Current

Answer: Kuroshio Current

23. 'Kuroshio current' is a Oceanic current and it is available in
  1. South Atlantic Ocean
  2. North Pacific Ocean
  3. North Atlantic Ocean
  4. North Indian Ocean

Answer: North Pacific Ocean

24. The deepest ocean of the world is
  1. Arctic Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Indian Ocean

Answer: Pacific Ocean

25. “Chukchi Sea” is the part of which among the following Oceans?
  1. Pacific
  2. Indian
  3. Atlantic
  4. Arctic

Answer: Arctic

26. Which of the following is/are cold ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean?
  1. Kuroshio current
  2. Humboldt current
  3. Oyashio current
  4. All 1, 2,3

Answer: All 1, 2,3

27. Oceanography – Ocean Currents, Coastal Climate
  1. Tides
  2. Tsunamis
  3. Ocean currents
  4. WavesWaves

Answer: Ocean currents

28. What are the large masses of surface water that circulate in regular patterns around the oceans called?
  1. Tides
  2. Tsunamis
  3. Ocean currents
  4. Waves

Answer: Ocean currents

29. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
  1. Indian Ocean is half an Ocean
  2. Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift
  3. Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
  4. Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity

Answer: Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

30. Which one of the following is not the part of North Atlantic Ocean current system ?
  1. Gulf Stream
  2. Antilles Current
  3. Canaries Current
  4. Benguela Current

Answer: Benguela Current

31. The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called
  1. Peninsula
  2. Isthmus
  3. Bay
  4. Strait

Answer: Strait

32. Flat topped volcanic hills submerged under ocean water are called
  1. Seamounts
  2. Abyssal Hills
  3. Guyots
  4. Submarine Canyons

Answer: Guyots

33. The coastal part of water bodies of the oceans which is structurally part of the mainland of the continents is called the
  1. Continental slope
  2. Isthmus
  3. Oceanic ridge
  4. Continental shelf

Answer: Continental shelf

34. Which among the following is/are cold currents in the Indian Ocean?
  1. Somali current
  2. West Australian current
  3. Mozambique current
  4. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

35. Which ocean is 'S' shaped?
  1. Pacific Ocean
  2. Atlantic ocean
  3. Mediterranean
  4. Indian Ocean

Answer: Atlantic ocean

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