Which one of the following is the deepest point in the ocean floor ?

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Q: 6 (CDS-I/2007)
Which one of the following is the deepest point in the ocean floor ?

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Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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{'philippine trench': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'deepest point': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'java trench': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'challenger deep': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'ocean floor': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'milwaukee deep': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

The correct answer is option 1, Challenger Deep. This is the deepest point in the ocean floor.

Option 2, Milwaukee Deep, is incorrect. Although it is a deep part of the ocean floor, it is not the deepest point.

Option 3, Java Trench, is incorrect. While it is one of the deepest parts of the Indian Ocean, it is not the deepest point overall.

Option 4, Philippine Trench, is also incorrect. Although it is one of the deepest areas in the Pacific Ocean, it is not the deepest point.

The Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, holds the record for being the deepest part of the ocean floor. It reaches a depth of approximately 10,925 meters (35,843 feet). This depth was measured during a 2010 survey by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The extreme depth of the Challenger Deep is a result of the tectonic activity in the area, where the Pacific plate is subducting beneath the Philippine plate.