1. Malacca Strait facilitates movement from –
(a) Indian Ocean to China Sea
(b) Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
(c) Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
(d) Mediterranean Sea to Black Sea
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (a) Indian Ocean to China Sea
- The Strait of Malacca is located between Indonesia and Malaysia and joins the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
- Therefore, Statement (A) is true.
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2. Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca Straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal 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
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (b) 2 only
- Connecting India and East Asia with a canal between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea would reduce the time and distance it takes to travel between them.
- Therefore, only statement (2) is true.
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3. Which Strait separates Europe from Africa :
(a) Bosphorus
(b) Gibraltar
(c) Dover
(d) Bering
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) Gibraltar
- The Strait of Gibraltar is the waterway between Europe and Africa.
- It links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
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4. Strait of Hormuz lies between –
(a) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
(b) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
(c) Arabian Sea and Red Sea
(d) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
Ans. (b) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
- The Strait of Hormuz is situated between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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5. The strait that separates Asia from North America is
(a) Bering Strait
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Strait of Gibraltar
(d) Strait of Malacca
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Bering Strait
- The Bering Strait is the line that divides Asia from North America.
- It starts in Russia at 1690 43′ east longitude and ends in the USA at 168005′ west longitude.
- It is 92 kilometres wide and connects the Chukchi Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) to the Bering Sea (part of the Pacific Ocean).
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6. The strait connecting the Arctic and Pacific Oceans is –
(a) Bering
(b) Torres
(c) Dover
(d) Malacca
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Bering
- The Bering Strait is a body of water between Alaska and Russia that links the Arctic and Pacific Oceans.
- It is the only way for the two seas to connect.
- It divides the Chukchi Peninsula of Russia in the Far East and the Seward Peninsula of Alaska.
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7. Match the following:
A. Strait of Gibraltar i. Between Indonesia & Malaysia
B. Strait of Malacca ii. Between the Gulf of Persia and the Gulf of Oman
C. Strait of Bering iii. Between Africa and Europe
D. Strait of Hormuz iv. Between Asia and North America
Code :
A B C D
(a) iv ii iii i
(b) iii iv i ii
(c) iii i iv ii
(d) iv iii ii i
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2013]
Ans. (c) iii i iv ii
- The correct match is as follows :
- Strait of Gibraltar – Between Africa and Europe
- Strait of Malacca – Between Indonesia and Malaysia
- Strait of Bering – Between Asia and North America
- Strait of Hormuz – Between the Gulf of Persia and the Gulf of Oman
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8. Ten Degree Channel separates –
(a) Andaman from Nicobar Islands
(b) Andaman from Myanmar
(c) India from Sri Lanka
(d) Lakshadweep from Maldives
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (a) Andaman from Nicobar Islands
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are divided by the Ten Degree Channel.
- This makes up the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- The channel is 150 km wide and is called Ten Degree Channel because it is located on the 100 north latitude.
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9. Through 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
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (c) Strait of Dover
- The Dover Strait is the line that divides the English Channel and the North Sea.
- On the East side of the English Channel, there are three tunnels that link England and France.
- These tunnels are between Folkestone in England and Coquelles in Pas-de-Calais in France.
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10. Lombok Strait is located between which two islands?
(a) Bali and Lombok
(b) Lombok and Sumbawa
(c) Sumbawa and Java
(d) Java and Bali
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (a) Bali and Lombok
- The Lombok Strait is a waterway in Indonesia that connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.
- It lies between the islands of Bali and Lombok.
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11. Strait of Dover connects –
(a) The Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia
(b) The Bay of Biscay and the English Channel
(c) The English Channel and the North Sea
(d) The Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
Ans. (c) The English Channel and the North Sea
- The Strait of Dover is a waterway that links the English Channel to the North Sea.
- It’s sometimes called the Dover Strait or the Dover Narrows.
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12. The Palk Bay lies between :
(a) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
(c) Lakshadweep and Maldives Islands
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
- The Palk Strait is located between Sri Lanka and India’s Tamil Nadu state.
- It links the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Mannar and it is between 64 and 137 kilometres wide.
- It was named after Robert Palk, who was the Governor of the Madras Presidency during British rule (1755–1763).
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13. The Persian Gulf does not form the border with –
(a) Bahrain
(b) Iraq
(c) Kuwait
(d) Oman
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (d) Oman
- The Persian Gulf does not have a border with Oman.
- It does, however, have borders with Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq.
- On the other hand, Oman does have borders with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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14. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Gulf of Bothnia – France
(b) Baffin bay – Argentina
(c) Gulf of Carpentaria – Canada
(d) Gulf of Tonkin – Vietnam
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003]
Ans. (d) Gulf of Tonkin – Vietnam
- The Gulf of Bothnia is between Finland and Sweden, the Baffin Bay is between Canada and Greenland, the Gulf of Carpentaria is a big shallow sea surrounded by Northern Australia, and the Gulf of Tonkin is between Vietnam and China.
- Thus (d) is correctly matched.
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15. Which strait connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean?
(a) Bab-el-Mandeb
(b) Hormuz
(c) Bosphorus
(d) Malacca
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (a) Bab-el-Mandeb
- The Bab el-Mandeb Strait joins the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Hormuz joins the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, the Strait of Malacca links the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, and the Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
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