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  1. Which of the following is called 'Herring Pond'?

  2. A.

     Atlantic Ocean

    B.

     Black Sea

    C.

     Dead Sea

    D.

     Pacific Ocean


  3. The largest lake in Africa is ________

  4. A.

     Lake Victoria

    B.

     Lake Malawi

    C.

     Lake Tanganyika

    D.

     Lake Chad


  5. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?

  6. A.

     Great Bitter Lake

    B.

     Little Bitter Lake

    C.

     Lake Gatun

    D.

     Lake Timsah


  7. A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called

  8. A.

     Delta

    B.

     Levee

    C.

     Flood Plain

    D.

     Dune


  9. Which of the following are true of the Pacific Ocean?
    I. It is the largest of all water bodies
    II. It is roughly triangular in shape
    III. The average depth is about 7300 m
    IV. Nearly 20,000 islands dot this vast ocean

  10. A.

     I, II and III

    B.

     I and III

    C.

     II and III

    D.

     I, II, III and IV


  11. The world's largest lake is ________

  12. A.

     Lake Victoria

    B.

     Lake Superior

    C.

     Caspian Sea

    D.

     Black Sea


  13. Which is the largest sea in the world?

  14. A.

     Caspian Sea

    B.

     South China Sea

    C.

     Mediterranean Sea

    D.

     North Sea


  15. The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________

  16. A.

     Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

    B.

     The North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

    C.

     The East China Sea and the Bering Sea

    D.

     The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea


  17. In which one of the following is Malta located?

  18. A.

     Baltic Sea

    B.

     Mediterranean Sea

    C.

     Black Sea

    D.

     North Sea


  19. The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________

  20. A.

     Madagascar

    B.

     Tasmania

    C.

     Java

    D.

     Borneo