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Major Straits of the World

23 MCQ questions with answers and explanations

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Q1. Which of the following straits is located parallel to the International Date Line?

  1. AStrait of Panama
  2. BSuez Strait
  3. CStrait of Dover
  4. DBering Strait
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Answer: D) Bering Strait

Q2. Which of the following is the largest watershed in the world?

  1. ADavis Strait
  2. BBering Strait
  3. CStrait of Gibraltar
  4. DBas Porus Strait
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Answer: A) Davis Strait

Q3. What separates Asia and North America?

  1. ACook Strait
  2. BBoss Strait
  3. CStrait of Dover
  4. DBering Strait
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Answer: D) Bering Strait

Q4. The Strait of Hormuz separates which two countries?

  1. ABahrain and Qatar
  2. BIran and Oman
  3. COman and UAE
  4. DIran and Yemen
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Answer: B) Iran and Oman

Q5. Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?

  1. ABoss Strait
  2. BPalk Strait
  3. CStrait of Dover
  4. DBering Strait
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Answer: A) Boss Strait

Q6. Which two countries are separated by the Palk Strait?

  1. Ato India and Pakistan
  2. Bto India and Myanmar
  3. Cto India and Sri Lanka
  4. Dto Pakistan and Iran
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Answer: C) to India and Sri Lanka

Q7. The Bering Strait separates-

  1. AArctic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
  2. BAtlantic Ocean to Indian Ocean
  3. CAtlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
  4. DPacific Ocean to Indian Ocean
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Answer: A) Arctic Ocean to Pacific Ocean

Q8. Which two seas are connected by the Strait of Malacca?

  1. AAndaman Sea and South China Sea
  2. BJava Sea and Celebes Sea
  3. CSea of Marmara and Aegean Sea
  4. DJava Sea and Sea of Japan
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Answer: A) Andaman Sea and South China Sea

Q9. The treaty connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is-

  1. ADavis Strait
  2. BStrait of Gibraltar
  3. CStrait of Messina
  4. DBonifacio Strait
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Answer: B) Strait of Gibraltar

Q10. The pass connecting the Jaffna peninsula and the mainland of Sri Lanka is-

  1. ADuncan Pass
  2. BElephanta Pass
  3. C10 ⁰Channel
  4. DAlberta Pass
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Answer: B) Elephanta Pass

Q11. The strait is called-

  1. Aa narrow channel connecting two seas
  2. Ba narrow strip of land between two seas
  3. Cmeeting point of sea and land
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) a narrow channel connecting two seas

Q12. Located between Madagascar and the African mainland is-

  1. AGulf of Guinea
  2. BStrait of Gibraltar
  3. CMozambique Strait
  4. DBering Strait
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Answer: C) Mozambique Strait

Q13. Which strait separates Europe from Africa?

  1. ABass Porous
  2. BGibraltar
  3. CDover
  4. DBering
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Answer: B) Gibraltar

Q14. The Strait of Dover connects-

  1. Athe Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia
  2. BBay of Biscay and English Channel
  3. Cthe English Channel and the North Sea
  4. Dthe Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea
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Answer: C) the English Channel and the North Sea

Q15. The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connects which of the following two seas?

  1. ARed Sea and Gulf of Oman
  2. BPersian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
  3. CRed Sea and Gulf of Aden
  4. DGulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden
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Answer: C) Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Q16. The Strait of Hormuz connects which of the following two gulfs?

  1. APersian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
  2. BGulf of Oman and Gulf of Masirah
  3. CGulf of Masirah and Gulf of Aden
  4. DGulf of Aden and Gulf of Oman
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Answer: A) Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

Q17. The Strait of Gibraltar separates which two countries?

  1. ASpain and Algeria
  2. BSpain and Morocco
  3. CPortugal and Algeria
  4. DPortugal and Morocco
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Answer: B) Spain and Morocco

Q18. The English Channel is located in-

  1. Abetween England and France
  2. Bbetween England and Germany
  3. Cbetween England and Belgium
  4. Dbetween England and Holland
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Answer: A) between England and France

Q19. Which water body separates the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

  1. ATen Degree Channel
  2. BEleven Degree Channel
  3. CAndaman Sea
  4. DBay of Bengal
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Answer: A) Ten Degree Channel

Q20. Between whom is the Palk Strait located?

  1. ABay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
  2. BAndaman and Nicobar Islands
  3. CRann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
  4. DLakshadweep and Maldives
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Answer: A) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar

Q21. A tunnel dug through which one of the following straits connects the United Kingdom and France?

  1. ADavis Strait
  2. BDenmark Strait
  3. CStrait of Dover
  4. DStrait of Gibraltar
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Answer: C) Strait of Dover

Q22. The Sunda Strait is located between two islands. One of them is Java. What is the other island?

  1. ASulawesi
  2. BBorneo
  3. CMaluku
  4. DSumatra
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Answer: D) Sumatra

Q23. Which strait connects the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea?

  1. ABab-el-Mandev
  2. BSairuse
  3. CBose Porous
  4. DMalacca
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Answer: A) Bab-el-Mandev

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