Oceans and Seas General Knowledge MCQs - 1

Oceans and Seas General Knowledge MCQs - 1

1. Which is the largest sea in the world?
(a) South China Sea ✓
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) Red Sea

2. The deepest point in the ocean is _______.
(a)  Mariana trench (Chalfanger deep) ✓
(b) Galathea deep
(c) Bartholoew deep
(d) Mindanao deep

3. Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
(a) Arctic
(b) Atlantic
(c) Pacific ✓
(d) Indian

4. Which is the saltiest sea of the world?
(a) Mediterranean sea  ✓
(b) Black sea
(c) Caribbean sea
(d) Baltic sea

5. The greatest depth of water surface is about 10,900 metres a! Mariana trench. It is located in the_______.
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Pacific Ocean ✓
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Antarctica Ocean

6. Which of the following is an Ocean Current?
(a) West wind
(b) Gulf stream
(c) Both of these  ✓
(d) None of these

7. Of the total water on the earth, fresh water reserves constitute approximately_______.
(a) 1.2%
(b) 2.7% ✓
(c) 4.5%
(d) 5.8%

8. Which of the following ocean currents is popularly known as “Warm Blanket of Europe”?
(a) Beneguela Current
(b) Canaries Current
(c) Gulf Stream ✓
(d) West wind drift

9. In which one of the following oceans, the ocean currents do not move regularly in one particular direction?
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean ✓
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean

10. Which of the following islands is located in the Caribbean Sea?
(a) Sardinia
(b) Jamaica ✓
(c) Sumatra
(d) Tahiti

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