Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · Geography (भूगोल)
Chapter: Chapter 5 — Chapter 5: Ocean Currents
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What drives surface ocean currents? [1]
(A) Wind patterns
(B) Only temperature
(C) Only salinity
(D) Nothing specific
2. What do surface currents move? [1]
(A) Warm water to poles, cold water back
(B) Only cold water
(C) Only warm water
(D) Nothing moves
3. What drives deep ocean currents? [1]
(A) Density differences from temperature and salinity
(B) Only wind
(C) Only sunlight
(D) Random chance
4. What does the global circulation of currents form? [1]
(A) A pattern connecting ocean currents worldwide
(B) No pattern at all
(C) Only local currents
(D) Isolated currents
5. What is an example of climate influenced by currents? [1]
(A) Gulf Stream warming Western Europe
(B) No climate connection exists
(C) Only affects deserts
(D) Only affects mountains
6. What do ocean currents distribute? [1]
(A) Nutrients and oxygen
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only pollution
(D) Only sand
7. What do currents affect regarding marine life? [1]
(A) Migration patterns
(B) Nothing related to marine life
(C) Only plant growth on land
(D) Only human activities
8. Why learn about ocean currents? [1]
(A) To understand their effect on climate and life
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What drives surface ocean currents? [1]
(A) Wind patterns
(B) Only temperature
(C) Only salinity
(D) Nothing specific
10. What do surface currents move? [1]
(A) Warm water to poles, cold water back
(B) Only cold water
(C) Only warm water
(D) Nothing moves
11. What drives deep ocean currents? [1]
(A) Density differences from temperature and salinity
(B) Only wind
(C) Only sunlight
(D) Random chance
12. What does the global circulation of currents form? [1]
(A) A pattern connecting ocean currents worldwide
(B) No pattern at all
(C) Only local currents
(D) Isolated currents
13. What is an example of climate influenced by currents? [1]
(A) Gulf Stream warming Western Europe
(B) No climate connection exists
(C) Only affects deserts
(D) Only affects mountains
14. What do ocean currents distribute? [1]
(A) Nutrients and oxygen
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only pollution
(D) Only sand
15. What do currents affect regarding marine life? [1]
(A) Migration patterns
(B) Nothing related to marine life
(C) Only plant growth on land
(D) Only human activities
16. Why learn about ocean currents? [1]
(A) To understand their effect on climate and life
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests