Geography · Chapter 22 of 29

Ocean Salinity & Rivers of the World: BPSC Prelims PYQs

12 previous-year questions on Ocean Salinity & Rivers of the World, asked 1992–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

   Main Source of Salinity of the Sea is –

   1. ARivers
   2. BLand
   3. CWind
   4. DAsh ejected from the Volcano
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

   The average salinity of the water of the Arabian Sea is-

   1. A25 ppt
   2. B35 ppt
   3. C45 ppt
   4. D55 ppt
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?

   1. ABlack Sea
   2. BYellow Sea
   3. CMediterranean Sea
   4. DDead Sea
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

   The high tide in the Ocean is caused by

   1. AEarthquake
   2. BSun
   3. CStars
   4. DMoon
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   The longest river of South America –

   1. ANile
   2. BAmazon
   3. CMississippi
   4. DGanga
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

   At the end of its mountainous journey near Attock, the Indus River meets which river of Afghanistan?

   1. AHelmand River
   2. BAmu Darya
   3. CKabul River
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

   Which of the following are rivers?

   1. AVictoria and Chad
   2. BMurray and Darling
   3. CSuez and Panama
   4. DErie and Huron
   5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. BPSC Auditor 2019

   A river brings its water flowing from a specific region, what is that region called?

   1. ACatchment area
   2. BTree-shaped region
   3. CWater accumulation
   4. DDrainage basin
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   Russia’s Saint Petersburg city is situated on the coast of which of the following?

   1. ABlack Sea
   2. BCaspian Sea
   3. CBaltic Sea
   4. DNorth Sea
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    Which of the following cities is located along the side of the River Seine?

    1. AParis
    2. BBelgrade
    3. CLisbon
    4. DBudapest
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 38th BPSC Prelims 1992

    Through which city does the Seine River flow?

    1. ALondon
    2. BParis
    3. CRome
    4. DFrankfurt
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    Match the rivers with the cities through which they are flowing and select the correct answer using the codes given below: City River A. Rotterdam (1) Seine B. Paris (2) Potomac C. Budapest (3) Rhine D. Washington (4) Danube Code : A B C D

    1. A2 3 1 4
    2. B1 3 4 2
    3. C3 1 4 2
    4. D4 3 2 1
    Answer and explanation →