Land and Oceans 6th Social Science Lesson 6 Questions in English
51. Which of the following is correctly matched?
1) 7° Channel separates Indira Point and Indonesia
2) 8° Channel separates Maldives and Minicoy islands
a) 1 alone
b) 2 alone = Answer
c) 1, 2
d) None
Explanation
6° Channel separates Indira Point and Indonesia. 8° Channel separates Maldives and Minicoy islands.
52.Which Channel separates Lakshadweep Islands and Minicoy islands?
a) 6° Channel
b) 8° Channel
c) 9° Channel
d) 10° Channel
Explanation
9° Channel separates Lakshadweep Islands and Minicoy islands. 10° Channel separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
53. Which continent is surrounded by Southern Ocean?
a) Antarctica
b) Asia
c) Australia
d) North America
Explanation
The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica and is enclosed by the 60°S latitude. It covers an area of 21.96 million sq.km.
54. Which of the following Ocean borders Southern Ocean?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Indian Ocean
d) All the above
Explanation
The Southern Ocean is bordered by the southern parts of the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.
55. Which of the following sea is the Marginal sea of Southern Ocean?
a) Ross Sea
b) Arctic sea
c) Red Sea
d) Black Sea
Explanation
The Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and the Davis Sea are the marginal seas of the Southern Ocean.
56. Which of the following island is located in Southern Ocean?
a) Farewell Island
b) Bowman Island
c) Hearst Island
d) All the above
Explanation
Farewell Island, Bowman Island and Hearst Island are some of the islands located in Southern Ocean.
57. The deepest point of Southern Ocean is_______
a) South Sandwich Trench
b) North Sandwich Trench
c) Mariana Trench
d) None
Explanation
The deepest point in the Southern Ocean is South Sandwich Trench with a depth of 7,235 m. The water in this ocean is very cold. Much of it is covered by sea ice.
58. Which among the following is the smallest Ocean?
a) Pacific
b) Southern
c) Arctic
d) Indian
Explanation
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean. It covers an area of 15.56 million sq.km. It lies within the Arctic Circle.
59. Which of the following is the Island of Arctic Ocean?
a) Sri Lanka
b) New Siberian Island
c) Mauritius
d) All the above
Explanation
Greenland, New Siberian Island and Novaya Zemlya Island are some of the islands located in the Arctic Ocean.
60. Which of the following is the sea of Arctic Ocean?
a) Greenland Sea
b) Norwegian Sea
c) Barents Sea
d) All the above
Explanation
The Norwegian Sea, the Greenland Sea, the East Siberian Sea and the Barents Sea are some of the marginal seas of the Arctic ocean.