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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-2 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Hydrosphere .
11
One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to Suez.
12
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Of the many processes involved in the water cycle, the most important are Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration.
13
A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Due to action of water, inundation of shoreline takes place and such an inundation with a wide inlet and concave shape is called bay. Example- Hudson Bey.
14
Which set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flows into the respective sea?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
River Ganga and river Brahmaputra make the largest river delta of the World. Its a combined delta ever increasing as the two keep pouring more and more sediments into the sea. New islands keep appearing every year.
15
The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of Hudson Bay. Lake Ontario is located on the border of the US and Canada. It borders the US states of New York and the Canadian province Ontario.
16
The World's major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The World's Ocean Fishing grounds are located in the cool waters of the northern hemisphere because in southern hemisphere commercial ocean fishing is less developed and best fishing grounds founded above continental shelves.
17
The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Seychelles, island republic in the western Indian Ocean, comprising about 115 islands, with lush tropical vegetation, beautiful beaches, and a wide variety of marine life.
18
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rapids-Ox-bow lake-Estuary. Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
19
The main part of water in coastal areas of ocean which is located near the main region of continents are called
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The main part of water in coastal areas of ocean which is located near the main region of continents are called Continental Shelf. Continental shelf is one of the features of continental landmass submerged under shallow sea water. Its average widths is approximately 80km, and depth varies to about 150m.
20
Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Niger rises in Guinea at 9°05′ N and 10°47′ W on the eastern side of the Fouta Djallon (Guinea) highlands, only 150 miles (240 km) inland from the Atlantic Ocean.