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1. The Canal which links Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean is ____.
A. Suez Canal
B. Malacca Canal
C. Panama Canal
D. Gibraltar Canal
ANSWER: C.Panama Canal
SOLUTION :The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean through the narrow Isthmus of Panama.
2. Gota canal is a ship canal situated in ____.
A. Italy
B. France
C. Sweden
D. USA
ANSWER: C.Sweden
SOLUTION:Göta Canal is often referred to as Sweden’s blue ribbon. The 19th century canal connects Lake Vänern in central-west Sweden with Lake Vättern and ends – or begins, depending on how you look at it – on the east coast. In total, it stretches over 190 kilometres from the town of Sjötorp to Mem.
3. The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the ____.
A. Caspian Sean
B. Persian Gulf
C. Red Sea
D. Black Sea
ANSWER : C.Red Sea
SOLUTION:The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
4. How many types of canals are there in the world?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
ANSWER: A.2
SOLUTION:Canals are broadly categorized into two types: waterways and aqueducts. Waterways are used for transportation, while aqueducts carry water for drinking, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
5. Which of the following canal connect North Sea with Baltic Sea?
A. Panama Canal
B. Suez Canal
C. Keil Canal
D. None of these
ANSWER: C.Keil Canal
SOLUTION:The Kiel Canal, also known as the North Sea-Baltic Sea Canal, connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It’s a 98 kilometer (61 mile) long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal was completed in 1895 and connects the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.
6. Soo Canal connects Which of the following?
A. Superior to Huron Lake
B. Superior t o Michigan Lake
C. Michigan to Huron
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.Superior to Huron Lake
SOLUTION: Soo Canal or Soo Locks connects Lake Superior to LakeHuron.
7. Which of the following Canal links Manchester to Irish Sea?
A. Mancherster Ship Canal
B. English Channel
C. Suez Canal
D. None of these
ANSWER: A.Mancherster Ship Canal
SOLUTION: The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36 mi-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea.
8. Erie canal connects which of the following?
A. Superior to Huron Lake
B. Erie to Michigan Lake
C. Michigan to Huraon
D. None of these
ANSWER: B.Erie to Michigan Lake
SOLUTION: Erie Canal, historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.
9. The Canal which connects North Sea with Amsterdam?
A. Keil canal
B. North Sea canal
C. Soo canal
D. None of these
ANSWER: B.North Sea canal
SOLUTION: The North Sea Canal (Dutch: Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam.
10. Which country has the longest canal in the world?
A. China
B. Germany
C. Russia
D. England
ANSWER: A.China
SOLUTION:This impressive canal is 1,800 km in length and is considered the world’s largest man-made canal that links Hangzhou with Beijing. The Grand Canal was originally built to transport surplus food from Yangzte and Huai river valleys to feed capital cities and grand armies in northern China.