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1. Which of the following Straits is nearest to the International date line?
A. Palk Strait
B. Bering Strait
C. Malacca Strait
D. Strait of Gibraltar
ANSWER: B.Bering Strait
SOLUTION Bering Strait is nearest to the International Date Line because the international Date Line runs equidistant between the American continents, to its east, and Asia, Australia, and Europe to its west.
2. Which Strait separates Spain form Africa and connects Mediterranean sea with the Atlantic ocean?
A. Palk Strait
B. Davis Strait
C. Florida Strait
D. Strait of Gibraltar
ANSWER: D.Strait of Gibraltar
SOLUTION:The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
3. Which strait connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean?
A. Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
B. Hormuz Strait
C. Bosphorus Strait
D. Malacca Strait
ANSWER : A.Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
SOLUTION:The Bab-el-Mandeb, the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears, is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.
4. Throuth which one of the following straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
A. Davis Strait
B. Denmark Strait
C. Strait of Dover
D. Strait of Gibraltar
ANSWER: C.Strait of Dover
SOLUTION:Dover Strait is between English Channel and North Sea. Dover is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel.
5. The strait connecting the Arctic and Pacific Oceans is _____.
A. Bering Strait
B. Torres Strait
C. Dover Strait
D. Malacca Strait
ANSWER: A.Bering Strait
SOLUTION:The narow stretch of water connecting the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is called Bering Strait.
6. Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world?
A. Strait of Malacca
B. Strait of Morocco
C. Bosphorus Strait
D. Foveaus Strait
ANSWER: C.Bosphorus Strait
SOLUTION: The Bosporus Strait, also known as the Strait of Istanbul, is considered the world’s narrowest strait used for international navigation.
7. Strait of Malacca separates _____.
A. Malaysia & China
B. India & Myanmar
C. Malaysia & Indonesia
D. Malaysia & Sri Lanka
ANSWER: C.Malaysia & Indonesia
SOLUTION: Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water which separates the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
8. Cook strait separates South New Zealand form _____.
A. North Australia
B. North New Zealand
C. Papua New Guinea
D. None of these
ANSWER: B.North New Zealand
SOLUTION: Cook Strait (Māori: Te Moana-o-Raukawa) is a strait that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand. The strait connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast.
9. Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world?
A. Strait of Malacca
B. Strait of Morocco
C. Bosphorus Strait
D. Foveaus Strait
ANSWER: A.Strait of Malacca
SOLUTION: Strait of Malacca
10. Strait of Bosporous connects ____.
A. Black sea and Red sea
B. Black sea and Baltic sea
C. Bay of Bengal & Indian Ocean
D. Black sea & Sea of Marmara
ANSWER: D.Black sea & Sea of Marmara
SOLUTION:The Bosporus Strait (or Bosphorus) connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It also separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey (Trace),