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Oceanography and Hydrology

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Find relevant questions on oceanography and hydrology that address aquatic ecosystems and physical geography. The topics include coastal landforms, coral reefs, ocean salinity, and tidal patterns. These concepts frequently appear in civil services and state level administrative examinations.

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Oceanography and Hydrology Questions

Multiple choice

The relief of the ocean floor is generally

  1. more uniform than that of the continents

  2. not of much significant

  3. more diverse than that of the continents

  4. with minor variations only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 Ocean bottoms are not plain as believed earlier; they reveal many complex and varied features which rival the relief features on land. The relief of the ocean floor is generally more diverse than that of the continents.

Multiple choice

What is an Archipelago?

  1. A long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.

  2. A hill or a ridge made of sand.

  3. A deep valley with very steep sides, often carved by a river.

  4. A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

An archipelago is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, such as the Indonesian or Japanese archipelagos.

Multiple choice

Common salt can be obtained from seawater by?

  1. Filtration

  2. Evaporation

  3. Sublimation

  4. None of these.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Evaporation is the process used to recover dissolved solids from a liquid solution. Seawater is left in shallow pits where the sun evaporates the water, leaving salt behind.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'pureifys'?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The Hydrosphere is an imaginary (1) sphere. However, its importance is not imaginary. The hydrosphere contains all the water that is above, below, or upon the surface of the earth. It also includes (2) the water inside plants and animals. The larger part of the earth's hydrosphere is salt water. The water cycle pureifys (3) the atmosphere and surface water by removing (4) pollutants. It (5) supplies usable water to living things on land. It does so by purifying the saltwater of the oceans and by turning (6) it into fresh water. All life thus depends upon an "active hydrosphere." That means an intact or undamaged hydrosphere with a running (7) water cycle. Since all living things use water inside their bodies, an active hydrosphere and life travel hand in hand (8).

  1. purefies

  2. purifys

  3. purifies

  4. puriefys
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct spellings are 'purifies'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following could replace 'turning' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The Hydrosphere is an imaginary (1) sphere. However, its importance is not imaginary. The hydrosphere contains all the water that is above, below, or upon the surface of the earth. It also includes (2) the water inside plants and animals. The larger part of the earth's hydrosphere is salt water. The water cycle pureifys (3) the atmosphere and surface water by removing (4) pollutants. It (5) supplies usable water to living things on land. It does so by purifying the saltwater of the oceans and by turning (6) it into fresh water. All life thus depends upon an "active hydrosphere." That means an intact or undamaged hydrosphere with a running (7) water cycle. Since all living things use water inside their bodies, an active hydrosphere and life travel hand in hand (8).

  1. fixing

  2. converting

  3. rotating

  4. leading
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Here turning means changing the form. Therefore, the most appropriate option is converting.

Multiple choice

Which of the following could replace 'imaginary' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The Hydrosphere is an imaginary (1) sphere. However, its importance is not imaginary. The hydrosphere contains all the water that is above, below, or upon the surface of the earth. It also includes (2) the water inside plants and animals. The larger part of the earth's hydrosphere is salt water. The water cycle pureifys (3) the atmosphere and surface water by removing (4) pollutants. It (5) supplies usable water to living things on land. It does so by purifying the saltwater of the oceans and by turning (6) it into fresh water. All life thus depends upon an "active hydrosphere." That means an intact or undamaged hydrosphere with a running (7) water cycle. Since all living things use water inside their bodies, an active hydrosphere and life travel hand in hand (8).

  1. fantastic

  2. hypothetical

  3. real

  4. unusual
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Imaginary' means something that is not real, a situation that is just thought of. Hypothetical also means the same. Therefore, it is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: It is a matter of common experience that ice floats at water.
Statement II: Howsoever large the size of ice may be it will not sink.
Statement III: Even icebergs which are huge masses of ice continuing floating in the sea.
Statement IV: Do you know _________________?                                         

  1. why ice floats on water

  2. why ice floated on water

  3. why ice was floated on water

  4. why ice float over water
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) is the only grammatically correct sentence. Therefore, it is the correct answer.