Canals and Dams of World One Liner Questions & Answers
| The Canals | ||
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Suez Canal Connects – | Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea |
| 2 | How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal? | 7,000 km |
| 3 | The port pair located at both ends of the Suez Canal is – | Port Said & Suez |
| 4 | Which is the largest navigation canal in the world? | Suez Canal |
| 5 | In the Suez Canal region, the correct order of lakes lying from North to South direction is – |
Lake Manzala – Lake Timsah – Great Bitter Lake – Little Bitter Lake
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| 6 | One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to – | Suez |
| 7 | Panama Canal Connects – | Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean |
| 8 | Soo Canal connects – | Superior & Huron |
| 9 | Which countries are planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans? | Nicaragua |
| 10 | Kiel Canal connects – | North Sea-Baltic Sea |
| 11 | Which canals are used as an inland waterway in Southern Germany? | Ludwings Canal |
| The Important Dams of the World | ||
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Itaipu Dam built on the river Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which of the following two countries have it as a joint project? | Brazil and Paraguay |
| 2 | World’s longest sea bridge has been built on – | Jiaozhou Bay |
| 3 | Kariba Dam has been built on the river – | Zambezi |
| 4 | The Aswan High Dam is located – | Egypt |
| 5 | The place where China started construction of a dam on the Brahmaputra River in Nov. 2010, is – | Zangmu |