Ocean Currents UPSC

Hi buddy I will appear in UPSC exam to job in india Navy and ofr the the same here I am looking for Currents G.K. Questions on Oceans and Seas, so would you plz tell me from where I can get it ??

[shikha]

As you are asking for Currents G.K. Questions on Oceans and Seas todo preparation of UPSC exam, so here I am providing same for you :

Ocean currents are influenced by two types of forces namely:

Primary forces that initiate the movement of water;
Secondary forces that influence the currents to flow.

The primary forces that influence the currents are:

heating by solar energy;
wind;
gravity;
Coriolis force.

The secondary forces that influence the currents are:

Temperature difference;
Salinity difference

Topicwise Questions - Oceans, Seas, Water Bodies

Multiple Choice Questions - Oceans, Seas and Water Bodies

1. Tides in the sea are caused by

Effects of the moon
Effects of the sun
Sun and the moon
Gravitational centrifugal or centripetal forces

2. Which of the following oceans is between Africa and Australia?

Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean

3. The canal joining Baltic Sea to North Sea is

Neil Canal
Kiel Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal

4. Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?

Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic

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

Davis Strait
Denmark Strait
Strait of Dover
Strait of Gibraltar

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

Colombia
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Nicaragua

7. Sargasso Sea is a part of :

North Atlantic ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
North Sea

8. The Suez Canal connects -

Mediterranean and Red Seas
Baltic and Caspian Seas
Mediterranean and North Seas
Red Sea and Caspian Sea

9. The sea bed sloping gradually and bordering the continent is known as -

Coast
Continental Shelf
Continental Platform
Continental slope



10. The oceans cover ______ of the surface of the earth.

50%
60%
71%
80%

11. Bosphorus Strait links :

Black Sea and Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea
Sea of Marmara and Black Sea
North Sea and Baltic Sea

12. Which of the following countries does not have a coastline with Arabian Sea?

Afghanistan
Pakistan
Oman
Iran

13. Suez Canal was nationalized in the year :

1954
1955
1956
1957

14. The land near which of the following is considered the lowest point on land on earth?

Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
Black Sea
Salton Sea

15. Which of the following is referred to as Pirates' Alley because of increased number of pirate activities in it?

Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Red Sea
Gulf of Khambat

16. Where is the deepest part of world's ocean located?

Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean

17. Which of the following oceans has the most coral reefs?

Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean

18. Which of the following oceans holds almost 50% of total water on the planet?

Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean



19. Match the seas with the coastal countries?
Sea Country
1. Red Sea A. China
2. Black Sea B. Russia
3. Yellow Sea C. Turkey
4. White Sea D. Saudi Arabia

1 - C; 2 - D; 3 - A; 4 - B
1 - D; 2 - C; 3 - A; 4 - B
1 - D; 2 - C; 3 - B; 4 - A
1 - D; 2 - A; 3 - C; 4 - B

20. Which of the following oceans has the most trenches or deeps?

Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean

21. A shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water (usually the ocean) by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs is called -

Strait
Gulf
Lagoon
Bay

22. The much-in-news Guantanamo Bay is located in which of the following countries?

Mexico
Cuba
Guatemala
Nicaragua

23. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada
Russia
U.S.A.
Indonesia

24. Which is the largest gulf in the world?

Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Mexico

25. The busiest ocean from the point of view of trade is

Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean