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Hydrosphere MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. Geography section provides you all type of mcq questions on Hydrosphere with explanations. Hydrosphere MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-10 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Hydrosphere .
91
Which of the following is called 'Herring Pond'?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The eastern coast of North America i.e. the Atlantic ocean is the habitat of Herring fish in abundance. That's why it is called herring pond.
92
The largest lake in Africa is ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Its area is 26,828 square miles (69,484 square km).
93
If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Lake Gatun is not on Suez Canal. Gatun Lake, long artificial lake in Panama, constituting part of the Panama Canal system; its area is 166 square miles (430 square km).
94
A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
During floods the material carried by river is deposited at its banks forming a ridge like structure termed as natural levees. Levee, any low ridge or earthen embankment built along the edges of a stream or river channel to prevent flooding of the adjacent land.
95
Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean?
I. It is the largest of all water bodies
II. It is roughly triangular in shape
III. The average depth is about 7300 m
IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The following that are true of the Pacific Ocean are that it is the largest of all water bodies, it is roughly triangular in shape, the average depth is about 7300 m and nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean.
96
The world's largest lake is ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The world's largest lake is Caspian Sea. The salty Caspian Sea has the greatest surface area of any lake at 143,200 square miles (370,886 square kilometers).
97
Which is the largest sea in the world?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The South China Sea is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan. South China sea supports about one-third of the world’s shipping transportation which carries over $3 trillion in trade each year. It is one of the largest seas in the world.
98
The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
It stretches from the Bering Sea to East China Sea and the world's largest as well as greatest fishing ground.
99
In which one of the following is Malta located?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The island of Malta is a small independent nation state that is located in the centre of the Mediterranean in Europe and is the EU's smallest member state.
100
The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The island of Borneo is the largest island of the Malay archipelago and the third-largest island in the world, covering 287,420 square mi (736,974 square km). The equator cuts directly across the island, and its vegetation reflects this geographic position.