Posted On : 25-May-2018

Q1: Tides in the sea are caused by

• A. Effects of the moon
• B. Effects of the sun
• C. Sun and the moon
• D. Gravitational centrifugal or centripetal forces

Q2: Which of the following oceans is between Africa and Australia?

• A. Indian Ocean
• B. Arctic Ocean
• C. South Atlantic Ocean
• D. South Pacific Ocean

Q3: The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is

• A. Neil Canal
• B. Kiel Canal
• C. Panama Canal
• D. Suez Canal

Q4: Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?

• A. Pacific
• B. Indian
• C. Atlantic
• D. Arctic

Q5: Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?

• A. Davis Strait
• B. Denmark Strait
• C. Strait of Dover
• D. Strait of Gibraltar

Q6: Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

• A. Colombia
• B. Costa Rica
• C. Guatemala
• D. Nicaragua

Q7: Sargasso Sea is a part of :

• A. North Atlantic ocean
• B. South Atlantic Ocean
• C. North Pacific Ocean
• D. North Sea

Q8: The Suez Canal connects -

• A. Mediterranean and Red Seas
• B. Baltic and Caspian Seas
• C. Mediterranean and North Seas
• D. Red Sea and Caspian Sea

Q9: The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as -

• A. Coast
• B. Continental Shelf
• C. Continental Platform
• D. Continental slope

Q10: The oceans cover ______ of the surface of the earth.

• A. 50%
• B. 60%
• C. 71%
• D. 80%