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Ocean Currents

39 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. The fastest flowing ocean current in the world is-

  1. AGulfstream Current
  2. BLabrador Current
  3. CBenguela Current
  4. DCurile Stream
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Answer: A) Gulfstream Current

Q2. Which of the following ocean currents is popularly known as the Cambal route to Europe?

  1. ABenguela Current
  2. BKenari stream
  3. CGulfstream Current
  4. DNorwegian Current
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Answer: C) Gulfstream Current

Q3. Which of the following streams is called "Christmas Child's Stream"?

  1. APeru Current
  2. BCalifornia Current
  3. CEl Nino current
  4. DGulfstream Current
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Answer: C) El Nino current

Q4. Which is the largest stream which is also called 'Kali Dhara' due to its black water?

  1. AKuroshio Current
  2. BAntarctica Current
  3. Cgulfstream current
  4. DCalifornia Current
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Answer: A) Kuroshio Current

Q5. Which of the following currents is also known as 'Humboldt Current'?

  1. APeruvian Current
  2. BBrazilian Section
  3. CFalkland Section
  4. DEl Nino current
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Answer: A) Peruvian Current

Q6. The reason for the formation of water currents in the ocean is-

  1. Aair pressure and winds
  2. BEarth's rotation and gravity
  3. CUneven temperatures in the equatorial and polar regions
  4. Dall of the above
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Answer: D) all of the above

Q7. In which direction do the warm ocean currents flow?

  1. Atowards the poles
  2. Btowards the equator
  3. Ctowards the tropics
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) towards the poles

Q8. Which of the following oceans has ocean currents flowing around it?

  1. AMarmara Sea
  2. BSea of Japan
  3. CSargasso Sea
  4. DChina Sea
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Answer: C) Sargasso Sea

Q9. Which of the following currents flows in the Southern Hemisphere?

  1. AFlorida Section
  2. BCanary stream
  3. Chumboldt current
  4. DCurile current
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Answer: C) humboldt current

Q10. The Gulfstream current originates from-

  1. Ain the Bay of Biscay
  2. Bin the Gulf of Mexico
  3. CIn Hudson Bay
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: B) in the Gulf of Mexico

Q11. Where does the 'El Nino Current' appear?

  1. Aoff the coast of Brazil
  2. Boff the coast of Peru
  3. Coff the coast of Alaska
  4. Doff the coast of Western Australia
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Answer: B) off the coast of Peru

Q12. What is the current formed by the flow of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru called?

  1. AEl Nino current
  2. Bhumboldt current
  3. CAgulhas Current
  4. DCanary Current
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Answer: B) humboldt current

Q13. Which of the following ocean currents is not found in the Atlantic Ocean?

  1. AGulf Stream
  2. BBrazilian Section
  3. CPeru Current
  4. DCanary Current
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Answer: C) Peru Current

Q14. The sea area near Newfoundland in North America is often surrounded by fog. This is because:

  1. Awarm ocean current called the Gulfstream flows near it.
  2. BA cold sea current called Labrador flows near it.
  3. CNear it, the warm Gulf Stream and the cold Labrador current meet.
  4. Dnone of the above
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Answer: C) Near it, the warm Gulf Stream and the cold Labrador current meet.

Q15. One effect of ocean currents is that they-

  1. Akeeps the water clean
  2. Bdistributes water evenly
  3. Ckeeps the water stable
  4. Dcarries away the fish
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Answer: A) keeps the water clean

Q16. Which of the following three are warm ocean currents?

  1. AGulfstream, Kurile, Kuroshio
  2. BCuriosio, Curiel, California
  3. CKuroshio, Gulfstream, Canary
  4. DGulfstream, Mozambique, Brazil
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Answer: D) Gulfstream, Mozambique, Brazil

Q17. The Scandinavian countries are located at high latitudes. Landmasses in countries at similar latitudes become frozen in winter, but the ports on the Norwegian coast remain unfrozen. This is because:

  1. AMany small rivers flow into the sea
  2. BThere is a chain of volcanoes
  3. CThe warm North Atlantic Current flows near this coast.
  4. DWesterlies blow from the southwest
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Answer: C) The warm North Atlantic Current flows near this coast.

Q18. Which of the following currents does not belong to the Atlantic Ocean?

  1. ARennell Section
  2. BIrminger stream
  3. CCanary stream
  4. DCalifornia Current
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Answer: D) California Current

Q19. Which of the following ocean currents is related to 'El Nino'?

  1. Ahumboldt current
  2. Blabrador stream
  3. CKyuroshio Section
  4. DBegula stream
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Answer: A) humboldt current

Q20. Which island divides the Agulhas Current into two parts?

  1. AJava
  2. BCuba
  3. CIceland
  4. DMadagascar
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Answer: D) Madagascar

Q21. Where do the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream Current meet each other?

  1. Aon the northeastern coast of North America
  2. Bon the southwest coast of North America
  3. Con the southwest coast of Africa
  4. Don the northwestern coast of Europe
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Answer: A) on the northeastern coast of North America

Q22. Which of the following is a cold current?

  1. AKyuroshi
  2. BGulf Stream
  3. CRennell
  4. DLabrador
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Answer: D) Labrador

Q23. Which of the following is a cold current?

  1. ABenguela
  2. BKuroshio
  3. CGulf Stream
  4. DBrazilian Section
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Answer: A) Benguela

Q24. Which of the following is a warm current?

  1. APeruvian current
  2. BCanary stream
  3. CBenguela Current
  4. DBrazilian Section
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Answer: D) Brazilian Section

Q25. Which of the following is not a cold current?

  1. AFalkland Current
  2. BWest Australia Current
  3. CCalifornia Current
  4. Dagulhas stream
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Answer: D) agulhas stream

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