RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Practice Exam

Which ocean hosts the deepest point on Earth according to the material?

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean

Correct Answer:

Pacific Ocean

Explanation:

Deepest points on Earth occur in ocean trenches where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another. The deepest location is in the Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean, at the Challenger Deep. The Pacific hosts the greatest depths overall because many subduction zones line its margins, forming trenches that reach farther down than those in other oceans. In the Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans, the deepest trenches exist but reach shallower depths due to different tectonic configurations and activity.

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