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
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
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
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.
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. 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.
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
Question 28. The major cause for 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. Salinity of ocean water
3. Rotation
4. Cold wall
Answer: 3. Rotation
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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. West coast of Africa
3. East coast of South America
4. 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 percent.
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
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Question 39. Acid rain is a serious problem in:
1. Cape town
2. New York
3. Rome
4. Greece
Answer: 2. New York
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 in nature
4. Very mild in nature
Answer: 1. Hot wind
Question 43. The sea waves generated by tides are called:
1. Tidal current
2. Tidal waves
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