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  1. The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as

  2. A.

     El Nino

    B.

     Humboldt current

    C.

     Agulhas current

    D.

     Canary current


  3. The important fishing areas called Grand Bank and Georges Bank located in the waters of which one of the following?

  4. A.

     North Pacific

    B.

     South Pacific

    C.

     South-west Atlantic

    D.

     North-west Atlantic


  5. Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?

  6. A.

     Colombia

    B.

     Costa Rica

    C.

     Guatemala

    D.

     Nicaragua


  7. An artificial navigation channel is called

  8. A.

     Canal

    B.

     Greenhouse effect

    C.

     Flord

    D.

     Caprock


  9. Which is the biggest Gulf of the World?

  10. A.

     Gulf of Mexico

    B.

     Gulf of Persia

    C.

     Bay of Bengal

    D.

     Hudson bay


  11. The highest lake above the sea level in the world is ________

  12. A.

     Lake Avernus

    B.

     Lake Tanzania

    C.

     Lake Toba

    D.

     Lake Titicaca


  13. The longest inland waterways in the world is ________

  14. A.

     Mississippi river system

    B.

     The Great Lakes

    C.

     St. Lawrence

    D.

     River Rhine


  15. The largest and the busiest inland waterways in the world is ________

  16. A.

     R. Rhine in Germany

    B.

     R. Ganga in India

    C.

     The Great Lakes and the rivers St. Lawrence in U.SA

    D.

     R. Lena and Lake Baikal in Russia


  17. The largest island in the Indian Ocean is ________

  18. A.

     Madagascar

    B.

     Maldives

    C.

     Sri Lanka

    D.

     Sumatra


  19. The World's largest shipping canal is ________

  20. A.

     Suez in Egypt

    B.

     Panama in America

    C.

     Kiel in Germany

    D.

     Gota in Sweden