Indian Ocean | MCQs

Explanation

Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.

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Explanation

Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India by sea, arriving at Calicut in 1498.

Vasco Da Gama was a famous Portuguese Explorer

Vasco Da Gama belonged to Portugal

Vasco da Gama was born in 1460 in the town of Sines

Explanation

71% of Earth's surface is covered by ocean

The warmest Ocean in the world is the Indian Ocean.

The hottest ocean area is the Persian Gulf.

The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.

The Arctic is the shortest ocean in the world.

Diamantina Trench is the deepest place in the Indian Ocean

Country Jordon has no Ocean

The five major oceans listed by size from largest to smallest are the

1. The Pacific Ocean,
2. The Atlantic Ocean,
3. The Indian Ocean,
4. The Southern Ocean,
5. The Arctic Ocean.
6. Data published in Geoscience Data Journal shows the deepest point of the Indian Ocean at 7187 m, within the Java Trench, and the deepest point of the Southern Ocean at 7432 m, within the South Sandwich Trench.
   

ND11-2-2023

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VU LDC UDC FIA PAPER 27-12-2021