1. Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following? ( UPSC 2011)
1. Deepening the Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. c)
2. Which country separated from Palk Strait?
a) Spain and Morrocco
b) Indonesia and Malasia
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) Russia and Alaska ( the USA)
Answer. c) India and Sri Lanka
Palk Strait connects the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. It Separates India and Sri Lanka by a narrow water channel.
3. Which two countries separate the Strait of Malacca?
a) Spain and Morrocco
b) Indonesia and Malasia
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) Russia and Alaska ( the USA)
Answer. b) Indonesia and Malasia;
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water that connects the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and it separates the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian Island of Sumatra
4. Which countries are separated by the Bering Strait?
a) Spain and Morrocco
b) Indonesia and Malasia
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) Russia and Alaska ( the USA)
Answer. d) Russia and Alaska ( the USA)
Bering Strait is a narrow water channel that connects the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
5. Which countries are separated by the Gibraltar Strait?
a) Spain and Morrocco
b) Indonesia and Malasia
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) Russia and Alaska ( the USA)
Answer. a) Spain and Morrocco
The Strait of Gibraltar separates Morocco and Spain. It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
6. England and France are separated by which Strait?
a) Dover Strait
b) Bab el-Mandab
c) Bering Strait
d) Hormuz Strait
Answer. a) Dover Strait
7. Which of the following strait connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea?
a) Dover Strait
b) Bab el-Mandab
c) Bering Strait
d) Hormuz Strait
Answer. d) Hormuz strait
8. Which of the following strait connects the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea?
a) Dover Strait
b) Bab el-Mandab
c) Bering Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. b) Bab el-Mandab
9. Which straits connect the Baltic Sea to the North Sea?
a) Dover Strait
b) Yucatan Strait
c) Bering Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. d) The Danish Strait connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea.
10. What does the Bosporus strait connect?
a) Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
b) Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
c) Sea of Azov and Black Sea
d) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Answer. a) Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
11. What does the Dardanelles strait connect?
a) Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
b) Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
c) Sea of Azov and Black Sea
d) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Answer. b) Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
12. What does the Dardanelles strait of Kerch?
a) Black Sea and Sea of Marmara
b) Aegean Sea and Sea of Marmara
c) Sea of Azov and Black Sea
d) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Answer. c) Sea of Azov and Black Sea
13. Sunda strait connect?
a) Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
b) Indian Ocean to Java Sea
c) Java Sea to the Pacific Ocean
d) South China Sea to the Pacific Ocean
Answer. b) Indian Ocean to Java Sea
14. Which straits connect the Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean Sea?
a) Dover Strait
b) Yucatan Strait
c) Cook Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. b) Yucatan Strait
15. Which straits connect North New Zealand to South New Zealand?
a) Dover Strait
b) North Strait ( Channel)
c) Cook Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. c) Cook Strait connects the North New Zealand to South New Zealand
16. Which straits connect the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Dover Strait
b) North Strait ( Channel)
c) Cook Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. b) North Strait ( Channel) connects the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
17. Davis Strait is located between?
a) UK and France
b) Cuba and USA
c) Greenland and Canada
d) Norway and Denmark
Answer. c) Greenland and Canada
The Davis Strait connects Baffin Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, It is located between Greenland and Canada.
18. Florida Strait is located between?
a) UK and France
b) Cuba and USA
c) Greenland and Canada
d) Norway and Denmark
Answer. b) Cuba and the USA
19. Which straits connect the Gulf of Hudson to the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Dover Strait
b) Hudson Strait
c) Cook Strait
d) Danish Strait
Answer. b) Hudson Strait
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