CBSE Class 7 Social Science Geography Water MCQs

Question. What do you mean by tides?
(a) Rhythmic rise of temperature
(b) Rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water
(c) Rhythmic rise of rainfall
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Following are the movements that occur in oceans except
(a) Tides
(b) Waves
(c) Currents
(d) Wind

Answer : D

Question. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is known as
(a) tidecorrect
(b) wave
(c) ocean current
(d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. Tsunami is a
(a) French word
(b) Indian word
(c) Chinese word
(d) Japanese word

Answer : D

Question. The major sources of freshwater are as follows except
(a) Ocean
(b) Rivers
(c) Ponds
(d) glaciers

Answer : A

Question. Salinity is the amount of salt in grams present in ___ grams of water.
(a) 0.1
(b) 10000
(c) 100
(d) 1000

Answer : D

Question. On Which Of The Following Day Is “World Water Day” Observed?
(a) 22 March
(b) 14 November
(c) 2 October
(d) 21 December

Answer : A

Question. When the moon is in its first and last quarter, the ocean waters get drawn in diagonally opposite directions by the gravitational pull of sun and earth resulting in low tides. These tides are called
(a) Spring tides
(b) Small tides
(c) Neap tides
(d) Long tides

Answer : C

Question. The ____ originate near the equator and move towards the pole
(a) Cold ocean currents
(b) Warm ocean currents
(c) High tides
(d) Low tides

Answer : B

Question. The Water Bearing Layer Of The Earth Is Called:
(a) Conifer
(b) Hydrosphere
(c) Aquifer
(d) Water table

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following does not show water shortage?
(a) Taps running dry
(b) Long queue for getting water
(c) Marches and protests for demand of water
(d) A family gets three buckets of water per person per day

Answer : D

Question. What Percentage Of The Earth’s Surface Is Covered With Water?
(a) About 51 percent
(b) About 21 percent
(c) About 71 percent
(d) About 81 percent

Answer : C

Question. How much percentage of saline water is available on earth surface
(a) 97.5
(b) 98.2
(c) 95.2
(d) 93.5

Answer : A

Question. What Role You Can Play To Minimize Wastage Of Water:
(a) Get the leaking taps repaired immediately because these taps waste a lot of water.
(b) Take bath by filling water in a bucket and not directly under the flowing tap.
(c) Use the water from washing rice, vegetables or fruits for watering the plants at home.
(d) All the above

Answer : D

Question. Which one of the following is an artificial enclosure for keeping small house plants?
(a) Terrariumcorrect
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Climate
(d) Evaporation

Answer : A

Question. The Labrador Ocean current is ___ current while the Gulf Stream is a ___ current
(a) cold, warm
(b) cold, cold
(c) warm, warm
(d) warm, cold

Answer : A

Question. “Every Drop Counts” is a slogan related to
(a) counting of drops of any liquid
(b) counting of water drops
(c) importance of water
(d) importance of counting

Answer : C

Question. Water bodies contain salty water are
(a) Ocean and Sea
(b) Glaciers and Sea
(c) Ponds and Rivers
(d) Ponds and Sea

Answer : A

Question. Water Cycle Does Not Involve Which Of The Following?
(a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) Formation of clouds
(d) Rainwater harvesting

Answer : D

Question. The water below the ground is known as
(a) groundwater
(b) pure water
(c) polluted water
(d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. ___ are formed when winds scrape across the ocean surface.
(a) Currents
(b) Waves
(c) Air
(d) Tides

Answer : B

Question. Ground water constitutes the portion of the world’s distribution:
(a) 1%
(b) 1.5%
(c) 0.68%

Answer : C

Question. Which is the Japanese word which means ‘Harbour Waves’?
(a) Tsunamicorrect
(b) Sea wave
(c) Ocean wave
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What is water cycle?
(a) Process by which water continually flows
(b) Process by which water continually changes its form
(c) Process by which water never changes
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. During the full moon and new moon days, the sun, the moon and the earth are in the same line and the tides are highest. These tides are called
(a) Wave
(b) Spring tide
(c) Neap tide
(d) Current

Answer : B

Question. Which one of the following is the cause of the depletion of water table?
(a) Increasing population
(b) Agricultural activities
(c) Increasing industries
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question. Which Of The Following Are Not The Liquid Forms Of Water? Choose The Correct Combinations:
(a) Snow, water vapor, ice
(b) Snow and lake water
(c) Lake water and river water
(d) Water vapor

Answer : A

Question. Where is the Warm Ocean currents originate near?
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Equator
(c) Poles
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question. The waves travel at a speed of more than ………………….. km per hour.
(a) 700
(b) 600
(c) 800

Answer : A

Question. Where is the cold current originate?
(a) Equator
(b) Poles
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d) Tropic of Capricorn

Answer : B