Hydrosphere Gk interview questions

Which of the following is not a fresh water lake?

1. L. Titicaca
2. L. Erie
3. L. Ontario
4. L. Huron

Which of the following is a current of the Pacific Ocean?

1. Kuroshio current
2. Labrador current
3. West Australian current
4. None of the above

The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is

1. 8,890m
2. 9,653m
3. 10,589m
4. 11,033m

Gulf Stream carries

1. Cold polar water to East American coast
2. Warm equatorial water to the western coast of Europe
3. Warm equatorial water to the eastern coast of Brazil
4. Warm equatorial water to West American coast

Among the following, the deepest sea is

1. Bering Sea
2. Mediterranean Sea
3. Red Sea
4. Caribbean Sea

The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to

1. Northern Sweden
2. Western Norway
3. Eastern Newfoundland
4. Canada

Which is the smallest among the following water bodies?

1. Okhotsk Sea
2. Japan Sea
3. Arctic sea
4. Hudson Bay

The ocean current Kuroshio flows as a

1. Cold current near the coast of Japan and her islands
2. Cold current near the coast of China
3. Warm current near the coast of China
4. Warm current near the coast of Japan and her islands

A huge mass of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before it starts melting is called

1. Typhoon
2. Avalanche
3. Glacier
4. Iceberg

Which of the following currents is associated with the Indian Ocean?

1. Agulhas current
2. Benguela current
3. Kuroshio current
4. Canaries current

What is the average salt content in a liter of sea water?

1. 32 gm
2. 35 gm
3. 37 gm
4. 39 gm

Which is the largest sea in the world?

1. North Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. South China Sea
4. Mediterranean Sea

Which of the following is a warm ocean current?

1. Kuroshio
2. Peruvian
3. Labrador
4. None of these

The world’s deepest trench is in

1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Indian Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Mediterranean Sea

In the ocean, water moves horizontally over vast areas due to

1. Currents
2. Density difference
3. Slope of the ocean floor
4. Waves

The ocean currents transfer heat from

1. Lower to higher altitudes
2. The surface of the sea to greater depths
3. One coast to another
4. One sea or ocean to another

The smallest ocean in the world is

1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Indian Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean

Which of the following is a cold ocean current?

1. Gulf Stream
2. Mozambique
3. Kuroshio
4. Labrador

The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season

1. In the Mediterranean Sea
2. In the Indian Ocean
3. In the Pacific Ocean
4. In the Atlantic Ocean

Which of the following is a cold current?

1. Gulf stream
2. Brazil
3. Benguela
4. Kuroshio

The Benguela current touches

1. West African Coast
2. The eastern coast of South America
3. Indian Coast
4. West Bengal

The world’s largest lake is

1. Black Sea
2. Caspian Sea
3. Lake Victoria
4. Lake Superior

Which ocean current is popularly known as ‘Warm Blanket of Europe’?

1. Gulf Stream
2. East Australian current
3. Equatorial current
4. Brazil current

The North and South Equatorial Currents are caused by

1. The prevailing Westerlies
2. The prevailing Trades
3. Difference in temperatures
4. Equatorial climate

Victoria Falls in Africa are located on

1. River Niger
2. River Nile
3. River Zambezi
4. River Congo

The deepest trench ‘Mariana Trench’ is in

1. Pacific Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Atlantic ocean
4. Indian Ocean

The most salty sea in the world is

1. Dead sea
2. Red sea
3. Black sea
4. Ural sea

The tide at its maximum height is known as

1. Tsunami
2. Spring tide
3. Neap tide
4. Equinox

Sargassa sea is located in

1. South Atlantic Ocean
2. North Sea
3. North Pacific Ocean
4. North Atlantic Ocean

The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface is in

1. North America
2. South America
3. U.S.S.R.
4. Africa