Please refer to Chapter 14 Movements of Ocean Water MCQs Class 11 Geography with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 11 Geography. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 11 Geography with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Geography exams. Students should read the chapter Movements of Ocean Water and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Geography Chapter 14 Movements of Ocean Water

Movements of Ocean Water MCQ Class 11 Geography provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. The system of winds governing the circulation pattern in the northern portion of the Indian ocean is
a. trade winds
b. monsoon
c. prevailing winds
d. none of these

Question. Wind generated waves near the beach are known as
a. swell
b. surf
c. backwash
d. none of these

Question. What is the name given to movement of water due to metrological effects?
a. Surges
b. Tides
c. Waves
d. Currents.

Question. The most common tidal pattern, featuring two high tides and two low tides each day is called
a. Neap tide
b. Mixed tide
c. Semi-diurnal tide
d. Diurnal tide

Question. Great barrier reef is in
a. Antarctic ocean.
b. Australia.
c. Austria.
d. China.

Question. The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:
a. Currents
b. Waves
c. Tides
d. Salinity

Question. Which current is set in motion due to differences in water density?
a. cold water current
b. warm water current
c. gulf stream
d. thermocline current

Question. At which place is being a 3 watt electric generating plant established in Sundarban in West Bengal?
a. Durgaduani
b. Haldia
c. Ganga
d. 24 pargana

Question. The current of the Indian Ocean is
a. The west wind drift
b. Labrador
c. California
d. Kuroshio

Question. Upward and downward movement of ocean water is known as the:
a. Tide
b. Current
c. Wave
d. None of the above.

Question. The distance between the earth and the moon is minimum when the moon is in:
a. Aphelion
b. Perigee
c. Perihelion
d. Apogee.

Question. What is the time interval between two successive tides?
a. 12 hrs. and 26 minutes
b. 12 hrs.
c. 12 hrs. and 20 minutes
d. 24 hrs. and 26 minutes

Question. Which current is set in motion due to differences in water density?
a. cold water current
b. warm water current
c. gulf stream
d. thermocline current

Question. The time between the high tide and low tide, when the water level is falling, is called:
a. drift
b. nab
c. ebb
d. current

Question. The fall of sea level is known as
a. ebb tide
b. tide
c. drift
d. set

Question. Which force deflects water and winds from their original direction of movement?
a. coriolis force
b. gravitational force
c. atmospheric pressure
d. none of these

Question. Wave amplitude is:
a. The height of the wave
b. The breadth of the wave
c. Half of the wave height
d. It is the time interval between two successive waves

Question. To what depth exist the upper layer of ocean stream?
a. 200 metres
b. 300 metres
c. 40 metres
d. 500 metres.

Question. Seaward movement of water is known as:
a. Undertow
b. Ebb
c. Current
d. Flood

Question. The distance between the earth and the moon is minimum when the moon is in:
a. Aphelion
b. Perigee
c. Perihelion
d. Apogee.

Question. Name the ice fields whose height is not more than four metres:
a. ice-bergs
b. ice-floes
c. salinity
d. none of these

Question. The Thermodynamics of the ocean are:
a. Currents
b. Waves
c. Tides
d. Salinity