Cold and Hot Currents CDS Questions

Cold and Hot Currents MCQ Questions

13.
The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
A.
Ocean
B.
Tide
C.
Tsunami
D.
Wave
ANSWER :
B. Tide
14.
Gulf current, an ocean current, occurs in which of the following oceans?
A.
Atlantic Ocean
B.
Indian Ocean
C.
North polar Ocean
D.
Bay of Bengal
ANSWER :
A. Atlantic Ocean
15.
Which one of the following is known as a zonal of Sharp salinity change in the vertical section of ocean?
A.
Thermocline
B.
Halocline
C.
Pycnocline
D.
photic zone
ANSWER :
B. Halocline
16.
The largest current because of its dark water is known as the black current and that is_______
A.
California current
B.
Antarctic current
C.
Gulf stream
D.
Kuroshio current
ANSWER :
D. Kuroshio current
17.
Which of the following can cause a Tsunami?
A.
Famine
B.
Volcano
C.
Earthquake
D.
Tornado
ANSWER :
C. Earthquake
18.
Mahogany and rose wood trees are found in ___________
A.
Coniferous forest`
B.
Tropical Rainforests
C.
Mangrove forest
D.
Monsoon forest
ANSWER :
B. Tropical Rainforests