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

1 .

Sargasso Sea is a part of

A)

South Atlantic Ocean

B)

North Pacific Ocean

C)

North Sea

D)

North Atlantic ocean

Correct Answer : North Atlantic ocean

Sargasso Sea is a part of North Atlantic ocean.

2 .

Which one of the following seas is the shallowest?

A)

Azov

B)

Yellow

C)

Baltic

D)

North

Correct Answer : Azov

Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world with mean depth only upto 9 metre.

3 .

Which one is not a depositional land form developed by the running water?

A)

Delta

B)

Alluvial

C)

River terraces

D)

Natural levees

Correct Answer : River terraces

River deposits sediments in different parts of their courses and form various landform known as depositional.

4 .

The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located

A)

Partly in Europe and partly in Asia

B)

Partly in Africa and partly in Asia

C)

Wholly in the continent of Asia

D)

Wholly in the continent of Europe

Correct Answer : Partly in Europe and partly in Asia

The Caspian Sea is the Earth's largest inland body of water. It lies at the junction of Europe and Asia, with the Caucasus Mountains to the west and the steppes of Central Asia to the east.

5 .

A ship met with an accident at 30Â°N. The ship was sailing in the

A)

Baltic sea

B)

Mediterranean sea

C)

Black sea

D)

Red sea

Correct Answer : Mediterranean sea

A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea.

6 .

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

A)

Continental Platform

B)

Continental slope

C)

Continental Shelf

D)

Coast

Correct Answer : Continental Shelf

7 .

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

A)

Guatemala

B)

Costa Rica

C)

Colombia

D)

Nicaragua

Correct Answer : Nicaragua

Nicaragua, the poorest country in mainland South America, announced that it will break ground on a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

8 .

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

A)

Denmark Strait

B)

Strait of Dover

C)

Strait of Gibraltar

D)

Davis Strait

Correct Answer : Strait of Dover

Through Strait of Dover a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France. Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

9 .

Arctic Ocean is located in ?

A)

North Hemisphere

B)

West Hemisphere

C)

South Hemisphere

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : North Hemisphere

The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N. The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by Eurasia and North America.

10 .

Total area of Atlantic Ocean?

A)

45,490,000 kmÂ²

B)

62,320,000 kmÂ²

C)

81,357,000 kmÂ²

D)

106,460,000 kmÂ²

Correct Answer : 106,460,000 kmÂ²

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km² (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" from the "New World" in the European perception of the World.