Latest Oceans and Seas General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

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

A)

Pacific Ocean

B)

Atlantic Ocean

C)

Arctic Ocean

D)

Indian Ocean

Correct Answer : Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean holds almost 50% of total water on the planet. The Pacific Ocean holds more than half of the Earth's open water supply. In fact, the Pacific Ocean's basin, or the land below sea level, is so large that it could hold all of the world's continents. The world's second largest body of water, the Atlantic Ocean.

2 .

Which of the following oceans have the most coral reefs?

A)

Indian Ocean

B)

Atlantic Ocean

C)

Arctic Ocean

D)

Pacific Ocean

Correct Answer : Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean has the most coral reefs. Reef-building corals are restricted in their geographic distribution by factors such as the temperature and the salinity (salt content) of the water.

3 .

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

A)

Mexico

B)

Cuba

C)

Guatemala

D)

Nicaragua

Correct Answer : Cuba

Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.

4 .

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

A)

Indonesia

B)

Russia

C)

Canada

D)

U.S.A

Correct Answer : Canada

Coastline: Canada's coastline is the world's longest, measuring 243,042 km (includes the mainland coast and the coasts of offshore islands). This compares with Indonesia (54,716 km), Russia (37,653 km), the United States (19,924 km) and China (14,500 km).

5 .

The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is

A)

South Atlantic sea route

B)

Indian ocean route

C)

North Pacific sea route

D)

North Atlantic sea route

Correct Answer : North Atlantic sea route

The busiest oceanic route is- The North-Atlantic Ocean route. The idea of its multi-channel routes can be taken from- South America to North America(Panama Canal), Africa to Europe, and Europe to Asia (through Gibraltar Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea ).

6 .

Which from the following is a land-locked sea?

A)

Aral sea

B)

Red sea

C)

Timor sea

D)

North sea

Correct Answer : Aral sea

The Aral Sea is a land-locked sea located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is basically an endorheic lake i.e. it retains water and does not allow it to flow out into other water bodies like a river or an ocean. In the 1960s it was the 4th largest lake in the world and ever since it has been reducing in size. By the end of the 20th century, the lake had reduced to 1/10 of its original size.

The Aral Sea also split into the North and South Aral Sea and the eastern and western basins of the lake. By 2009 the South Aral Sea dried into a thin strip of water. The eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up by the year 2014. This region is now called the Aralkum Desert.

Once it witnessed a thriving fishing industry. But with time and unfavourable environmental conditions, it is completely devastated, leading to unemployment and economic hardship in the region. Soon this region also got severely polluted making its condition even worse. The diminishing of the Aral is considered as one of Earth’s worst environmental disasters.

7 .

Where is the Dogger Bank, which is a major fishing area, located?

A)

North Sea

B)

South Pacific Ocean

C)

North Pacific Ocean

D)

South Atlantic Ocean

Correct Answer : North Sea

Dogger Bank (Dutch: Doggersbank, German: Doggerbank, Danish: Doggerbanke) is a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 100 kilometres (62 mi) off the east coast of England.

8 .

There is a submarine ridge in the Bay of Bengal. What is it called?

A)

Carlsberg ridge

B)

Ninety East Ridge

C)

Mozambique ridge

D)

Chagod-laccadive ridge

Correct Answer : Ninety East Ridge

The Ninety East Ridge (also rendered as Ninetyeast Ridge, 90E Ridge or 90°E Ridge) is a mid-ocean ridge on the Indian Ocean floor named for its near-parallel strike along the 90th meridian at the center of the Eastern Hemisphere.

9 .

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

A)

Gulf of Aden

B)

Gulf of Khambat

C)

Gulf of Oman

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Gulf of Aden

Gulf of Aden referred to as Pirates' Alley because of increased number of pirate activities in it.

10 .

Suez Canal was nationalized in the year

A)

1932

B)

1941

C)

1950

D)

1956

Correct Answer : 1956

On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the Suez Canal since its construction in 1869.

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