WBBSE Class 10 Geography And Environment Chapter 3 Hydrosphere MCQs

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WBBSE Class 10 Geography West Bengal Board Chapter 3 Hydrosphere MCQs

Question 1. The formation of ocean currents depends on:

  1. Prevailing winds
  2. Earth’s revolution
  3. Sandbanks
  4. All of them are applicable

Answer: 1. Prevailing winds

Question 2. The time difference between high and low tides at a place is nearly:

  1. More than two hours
  2. More than six hours
  3. More than four hours
  4. More than eight hours

Answer: 2. More than six hours

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Question 3. The place, where warm and cold ocean currents converge, is called:

  1. Cold wall
  2. Iceberg
  3. Avalanches
  4. Sargassum

Answer: 1. Cold wall

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Question 4. When the distance between the earth and the moon is farthest, it is called:

  1. Syzygy
  2. Perigee
  3. Apogee
  4. Aphelion

Answer: 3. Apogee

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Question 5. The merging of the cold Labrador current and warm Gulf Stream current creates dense fogs and stormy weather conditions along

  1. Newfoundland coast
  2. Guinea coast
  3. Florida cost
  4. Peru coast

Answer: 1. Newfoundland coast

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Question 6. On the days of Neap Tides, the sun and the moon are at the following angle to each other in respect of the earth

  1. 180°
  2. 360°
  3. 90°
  4. 120°

Answer: 3. 90°

Question 7. The influence of El Nino is observed in:

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

Answer: 2. Pacific Ocean

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Question 8. When the distance between the earth and the moon becomes least, the generating tide is called:

  1. Spring tide
  2. Neap tide
  3. Perigean tide
  4. Apogean tide

Answer: 3. Perigean tide

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Question 9. Spring tides occur:

  1. Twice a month
  2. Thrice a month
  3. Once a month
  4. Fourtimesina month

Answer: 1. Twice a month

Question 10. The regular movements of water from one part of the ocean to another are called:

  1. Tide
  2. Wave
  3. Ocean current
  4. Tsunami

Answer: 3. Ocean current

Question 11. The rise and fall of the surface of the ocean is called:

  1. Tide
  2. Wave
  3. Ocean current
  4. Tsunami

Answer: 2. Wave

Question 12. The currents that flow from tropical areas towards the Polar regions are:

  1. Cold currents
  2. Both warm and cold currents
  3. Warm currents
  4. Neither warm nor cold current

Answer: 3. Warm currents

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Question 13. The warm, occasional Pacific surface water along the coast of Peru is called:

  1. El Nino
  2. Gulf stream
  3. North Atlantic drift
  4. Labrador’s current

Answer: 1. El Nino

Question 14. The ocean currents get deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere due to the:

  1. Earth’s revolution
  2. Earth’s rotation
  3. Salinity
  4. Temperature

Answer: 2. Earth’s rotation

Question 15. The periodic rise and fall in the level of oceans is called

  1. Tide
  2. Wave
  3. Ocean current
  4. Tsunami

Answer: 1. Tide

Question 16. Peruvian Current flows through the:

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

Answer: 3. Pacific Ocean.

Question 17. The interval between the two primary tides is

  1. 6 hours 13 minutes
  2. 12 hours 26 minutes
  3. 24 hours 52 minutes
  4. 12 hours 52 minutes

Answer: 3. 24 hours 52 minutes.

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Question 18. Cold Wall is seen in the

  1. North Atlantic
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. South Atlantic
  4. Arctic circle

Answer: 1. North Atlantic.

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Question 19. The Sargasso Sea is very prominent in the

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

Answer: 1. Atlantic Ocean.

Question 20. Drifts are mainly caused by

  1. Wind
  2. Temperature
  3. Pressure
  4. Sea waves

Answer: 1. Wind.

Question 21. Grand Bank is a great

  1. Fishing centre
  2. Business centre
  3. Banking hub
  4. Tourist centre

Answer: 1. Fishing centre.

Question 22. The deflection of Ocean water in the Northern hemisphere is towards

  1. Left
  2. Right
  3. Straight
  4. None

Answer: 2. Right.

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Question 23. The Gulf Stream is one of the strongest warm currents of the____

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

Answer: 2. Atlantic Ocean.

Question 24. The ocean current which is found on the north-west coast of the Atlantic is:

  1. Brazilian Current
  2. South Equatorial Current
  3. Labrador Current
  4. Guinea Current

Answer: 3. Labrador Current

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Question 25. Warm Gulf Stream current originates in the:

  1. Bay of Bengal
  2. Bay of Biscay
  3. Gulf of Mannar
  4. Gulf of Mexico

Answer: 4. Gulf of Mexico

Question 26. Canary current flows along the coast of:

  1. Peru
  2. Portugal
  3. Japan
  4. Canada

Answer: 2. Portugal

Question 27. ______is good for fishinhg.

  1. Continental Shelf
  2. Continental Slope
  3. Continental Fishery
  4. Continental Bay

Anwer: 1. Continental Shelf

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Question 28. The major cause of the origin of ocean currents is

  1. Earth’s rotation
  2. Prevailing wind
  3. Temperature differences
  4. Salinity differences

Answer: 2. Prevailing wind

Question 29. The ocean current tends to move towards the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere due to

  1. Temperature of ocean water
  2. The salinity of ocean water
  3. Rotation
  4. Cold wall

Answer: 3. Rotation

Question 30. The Warm Gulf Stream current flows along the

  1. North-East Australia
  2. North-West Europe
  3. North-East Asia
  4. South-West Europe.

Answer: 2. North-West Europe

Question 31. The Benguela cold current flows along the

  1. East coast of Africa
  2. The west coast of Africa
  3. East Coast of South America
  4. The west coast of South America.

Answer: 2. West coast of Africa

Question 32. The main controlling factor for ocean currents is

  1. Rotation
  2. Prevailing wind
  3. Location of the continent
  4. Salinity of water.

Answer: 2. Prevailing wind

Question 33. Give an example of a cold current.

  1. West Australian Current
  2. South Equatorial Current
  3. Counter Equatorial Current
  4. Agulhas Current

Answer: 1. West Australian Current

Question 34. The Coast Of Norway remains ice-free due to

  1. Labrador Current
  2. Agulhas current
  3. Guinea’s current
  4. Gulf stream current

Answer: 4. Gulf Stream current

Question 35. A cold current also known as ‘Oyashio current’ is_____

  1. Kuroshio’s current
  2. Californian current
  3. Kurile current
  4. Humboldt current.

Answer: 3. Kurile’s current

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Question 36. Kuroshio current is a current of

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

Answer: 4. Pacific Ocean.

Question 37. The amount of the earth’s surface covered by water is:

  1. 30percent
  2. 90percent
  3. 50percent
  4. 70percent

Answer: 4. 70 per cent.

Question 38. A major pollutant for ozone depletion is

  1. Water vapour
  2. Dust
  3. Chlorofluro carbon
  4. None of these

Answer: 3. Chlorofluro carbon

Question 39. Acid rain is a serious problem in:

  1. Cape town
  2.  New York
  3.  Rome
  4. Greece

Answer: 2. New York

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Question 40. Preventive measure for Air Pollution is_____

  1. Controlled use of fossil fuels
  2. Control of air pollution
  3. Control of dust
  4. All the above

Answer: 1. Controlled use of fossil fuels

Question 41. The ozone layer is found over a distance of

  1. 5 to 6 km
  2. 10 to 35 km
  3. 55 to 69 miles
  4. 80 to 100 km

Answer: 2. 10 to 35 km

Question 42. The Gulf Stream Current is

  1. Hot wind
  2. Cold wind
  3. Very cold
  4. Very mild

Answer: 1. Hot wind

Question 43. The sea waves generated by tides are called:

  1. Tidal current
  2. Tidal wave
  3. Tidal bores
  4. Tidal shores

Answer: 2. Tidal waves

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Question 44. The direction of ocean water movement in the northern hemisphere is:

  1. Clockwise
  2. Anti-clockwise
  3. Straight
  4. None of these

Answer: 1. Clockwise

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