[MCQ] Gen Geog1 - Ocean Currents

Multiple Choice Questions:

Area: Geography – General

Code: Gen-Geo-OCurrents

(01) Which of the following is /are correct?

(I) Warm current carry warm water away from North Pole and cold water away from the South Pole

(II) Cold current carry cold water away from North Pole and warm water away from the South Pole

[A] I only

[B] II only

[C] Both I and II

[D] Neither I nor II

(02) Which of the following current is more responsible for the formation of ‘Saragossa Sea’?

[A] Rennel Current

[B] Antilles Current

[C] Caribbean Current

[D] South Equatorial Current

(03) Which of the following is also known as “Kurile Current”?

[A] Oyashio Current

[B] Kuroshio Current

[C] Peru Current

[D] El Nino Current

(04) One branch of this current enters the Atlantic Ocean through Cape Horn while the second branch turns southward and joins Peru Current. Which is that Current?

[A] West Wind Drift Current

[B] Mozambique Current

[C] California Current

[D] South Equatorial Current

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