🌍 Introduction: Oceans and Continents
Our Earth is a big, beautiful planet made up of land and water. The large areas of land are called continents, and the vast bodies of water are called oceans. There are seven continents and five oceans on Earth. Each continent and ocean is unique and important in its own way.
Learning about continents and oceans helps us understand where countries are located, how people live in different parts of the world, and how nature works. It’s like getting to know our planet better!
To help you learn more, here are some multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about oceans and continents. Try to answer them and see how much you know!
Q.1. Which of the following hemispheres holds more water?
(a) Eastern Hemisphere
(b) Western Hemisphere
(c) Northern Hemisphere
(d) Southern Hemisphere
Q.2. Which of the following is the largest ocean?
(a) Antarctica Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
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Q.3. Which of the following is the busiest ocean?
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Atlantic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Q.4. The emblem of the Indian Navy motto invokes which deity?
(a) Lord Hanuman
(b) Shiva
(c) Varuna
(d) Lord Rama
Q.5. Which of the following is the odd one out?
(a) Sea
(b) Groundwater
(c) Rivers
(d) Lakes
Q.6. How many continents are there in the world?
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 6
Q.7. Where is 97% of water found on the Earth?
(a) In oceans
(b) Underground
(c) In lakes
(d) In seas
Q.8. Tsunamis are:
(a) Volcanic eruptions
(b) Cyclones
(c) Huge powerful waves
(d) Earthquakes
Q.9. Which of the following is the smallest continent?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) Antarctica
(d) Africa
Q.10. Which of the following continents lies completely in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) South America
(d) Africa
Q.11. Which of the following is called the ‘blue planet’?
(a) Continents
(b) The Earth
(c) The Moon
(d) Oceans
Q.12. The world’s smallest and shallowest ocean is:
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
Q.13. The number of continents in the world is:
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Q.14. Which continent is known as the New World?
(a) South America
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) North America
Q.15. The world’s saltiest ocean is:
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
Q.16. The world’s deepest ocean is:
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
Q.17. Which continent is known as the continent of superlatives?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Q.18. Which continent is known as the Peninsula of Peninsulas?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Q.19. The world’s largest continent is:
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Q.20. Which continent is termed the dark continent?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) Africa
Q.21. The world’s warmest ocean is:
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Q.22. The world’s smallest continent is:
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Q.23. Which continent is termed the continent of contrast?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Q.24. Which ocean is known as the Southern Ocean?
(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Antarctic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
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Q.25. The second largest ocean is:
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Antarctic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Q.26. The other name of which continent is simply “The Ice”?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Antarctica
(d) South America
Q.27. The name of the tectonic plate that is in between the Asiatic and Pacific plates:
(a) Arabian Plate
(b) Philippine Plate
(c) Indian Plate
(d) None of these
Q.28. As per the Plate Tectonic concept, the number of major plates is:
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 11
Q.29. The largest continent by population is:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) North America
(d) South America
Q.30. Which continent is known as the Land Down Under?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Russia
(d) Australia
Q.31. The name of the ocean between North America and Africa is:
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Antarctic Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean
Q.32. Which continent has the maximum number of countries?
(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) Asia
(d) Africa
Q.33. The longest river of the world is situated in:
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Africa
(d) North America
Q.34. The world’s main ocean basins cover over what percent of the Earth’s surface?
(a) 51%
(b) 61%
(c) 71%
(d) 81%
Q.35. A tectonic plate is a slab of:
(a) Liquid rock
(b) Molten rock
(c) Gases
(d) Solid rock
Q.36. The large continents surrounded by oceans are also known by another name given by Alfred Wegener. What is that name?
(a) Angaraland
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Pangaea
(d) None of these
