Oceanic Currents Quiz

Question 1.Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?

(A) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity

(B) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean

(C) Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

(D) Indian Ocean is half an Ocean

Question 2. Agulhas current flows in_______.

(A) South Atlantic Ocean

(B) North Atlantic Ocean

(C) The Pacific Ocean

(D) The Indian Ocean

Question 3.Which of the following is not a cold ocean current?

(A) Agulhas

(B) Oyashio

(C) Humboldt

(D) Canaries

Question 4. The country benefiting the most out of the North Atlantic Drift is________.

(A) Nigera

(B) Norway

(C) Portugal

(D) Poland

Question 5. Which one of the following is a cold current of the South Atlantic Ocean?

(A) Brazil current

(B) Agulhas current

(C) Benguela current

(D) Canary current

Question 6.Which one of the following Oceanic currents is not associated with the Pacific Ocean?

(A) Humboldt

(B) California

(C) Kuroshio

(D) Canaries

Question 7.Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?

(A) Benguela Current

(B) South Indian Ocean Current

(C) Mozambique Current

(D) Agulhas Current

Question 8. Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?

(A) West wind drift

(B) Canary

(C) Brazil

(D) Benguela

Question 9. The ocean current different from the remaining three is_______.

(A) Peruvian

(B) South Equatorial

(C) Brazilian

(D) Benguela

Question 10.Which of the following is cold ocean current? 

(A) Brazil Current

(B) Gulf Stream

(C) Kuroshio Current

(D) Peruvian Current (Hamboldt Current)

Question 11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 12.Consider the following statements.
1. Ocean currents are the slowsurface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
Which of these statements are correct? 

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

Question 13.Consider the following factors.
1. Rotation of the Earth
2. Air pressure and wind
3. Density of ocean water
4. Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above factor influence the ocean currents? 

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Question 14. What explains the Eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

(A) Occurrence of the Belt of Calm near the equator

(B) Difference in salinity of water

(C) Convergence of the two equatorial currents

(D) The Earth’s rotation on its axis

Question 15.Gulf stream is_________.

(A) a surface wind

(B) another name of Jet Stream

(C) an oceanic current

(D) a river in the gulf

Question 16.Which of the following is not matched correctly?

(A) Agulhas Current – Indian Ocean

(B) Gulf Stream – North Atlantic Ocean

(C) Hamboldt Current – North Pacific Ocean

(D) Brazil Current – South Atlantic Ocean