Description : To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross - (1) Palk Strait (2) Palk Bay (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Cook Strait
Last Answer : (3) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: One has to cross Gulf of Mannar to reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo.
Description : Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ? (a) Sunda Strait (b) Gulf of Mannar (c) Palk Strait (d) Cook Strait
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Palk Strait lies between – (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Last Answer : (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri ... after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
Description : The Palk Strait lies between (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Last Answer : Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
Description : The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body? (1) 11° channel (2) 10° Channel (3) Palk Strait (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (2) 10° Channel Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT ... channel is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : (3) Sri Lanka Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar (a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean) and Palk Strait (a ... Mannar district of Sri Lanka). It is located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal.
Last Answer : 10° Channel
Last Answer : Sri Lanka
Description : The Palk Bay lies between (a) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal (c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Description : Which of the following countries are connected by the Palk Strait? (1) India and Sri Lanka (2) North Korea and South Korea (3) Pakistan and China (4) Britain and France
Last Answer : India and Sri Lanka
Description : Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania? (1) Bass (2) Bab-el-Mandeb (3) Palk (4) Berring
Last Answer : Bass
Description : The Strait that connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea is (1) Panama Strait (2) Suez Strait (3) Palk Strait (4) Bering Strait
Last Answer : Suez Strait
Description : Narmada and Tapi flow into the (a) Gulf of Khambat (b) Palk Strait (c) Bay of Bengal (d) Gulf of Kachchh
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Asia and North America are separated by (1) Bass Strait (2) Strait of Dover (3) Bering Strait (4) Cook Strait
Last Answer : Bering Strait
Description : The proposed sea-route "Sethu Samudram" is a canal through which of the sea-lanes? (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Malacca Strait (3) Guff of Kutch (4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Sethusamudram is the sea that separates Tamil Nadu, India, from Sri Lanka. It encompasses the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and a shoal of islands and bays ... peninsular India by about 350 nautical miles (due to having to circle about the island of Sri Lanka).
Description : Among the following areas, the widest continental shelf of India is found: [IAS 1991] (a) around the Gulf of Cambay (b) around the Konkan coast (c) off the Krishna and Godavari deltas (d) around the Palk strait
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Lakshadweep Islands are situated in (a) Arabian Sea (b) Palk Strait (c) Indian Ocean (d) Bay of Bengal
Description : Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following? (1) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea (2) Red Sea-Arabian Sea (3) Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea (4) Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean-Mediterranean Sea
Description : The Strait of Gibraltar provides entry into the (1) Indian Ocean (2) Red Sea (3) Mediterranean Sea (4) Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the (1) Iberian Peninsula (2) Indian Peninsula (3) Arabian Peninsula (4) Cape York Peninsula
Last Answer : Iberian Peninsula
Description : Sunda strait lies between (1) Sumatra and Borneo (2) Java and Borneo (3) Java and Sumatra (4) Sulawest and Java
Last Answer : Java and Sumatra
Description : A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called----? A. Strait B. Bay C. Peninsula (Answer) D. Gulf
Last Answer : C. Peninsula (Answer)
Description : The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the : (1) Mediterrarean Sea (2) Caspian Sea (3) Persian Gulf (4) South China Sea
Last Answer : South China Sea
Description : Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in (1) Shore regions of Persian Gulf (2) Euphratis-Tigris Basin (3) Arabian Desert (4) Rub-al-Khali Desert
Last Answer : Shore regions of Persian Gulf
Description : Sunda Trench is in (1) Indian Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Gulf of Mexico
Last Answer : Indian Ocean
Description : In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to (1) a warm ocean current (2) strong air current (3) streams joining a gulf (4) the name of a stream
Last Answer : a warm ocean current
Description : Which of the following is the only volcanic peak in Antarctica? (1) Mt. Blanc (2) Mt. Erebus (3) Mt. Elbrus (4) Mt. Cook
Last Answer : Mt. Erebus
Description : Which one was the first 'Biosphere Reserves' Project Scheme? (1) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (3) Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve (4) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Last Answer : (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve Explanation: Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
Description : Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India? (1) Nilgiri (2) Nandadevi (3) Sundarbans (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (4) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia's largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2.
Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park- (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (2) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine National Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is ... formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.
Description : Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve? (1) Sunderbans (2) Gulf of Mannar (3) Nandadevi (4) Corbett
Last Answer : (4) Corbett Explanation: Ten of the eighteen biosphere reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ... (Uttarakhand), Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal).
Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: For the protection of coral reefs, the Gulf of Kutch was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972. It is the first national marine park of India.
Description : In India Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of: (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Nokrek (3) Manas (4) Sundarban
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The sea mammal Dugong is found in the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. It feeds on sea grasses like Halodule uninervis which occur in abundance in the waters around ... is the first Marine Biosphere Reserve not only in India, but also in south and Southeast Asia.
Description : Which of the following water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar? A. 11° Channel B. Gulf of Mannar C. 10° Channel D. Andaman Sea
Last Answer : C. 10° Channel
Description : In India, Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of: (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Nokrek (3) Manas (4) Sundarban
Last Answer : Gulf of Mannar
Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park ; (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands
Last Answer : Gulf of Kutch
Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park : (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar
Description : The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
Description : The bridge of sand and rock in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka is (a) Palk Isthmus (b) Sri Lanka Bridge (c) Adam's Bridge (d) Pamban Bridge
Description : Palk Strait separates India from (a) Pakistan (b) China (c) Andaman Island (d) Sri Lanka shop.ssbcrack.com
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Last Answer : (1) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It ... southern end with a chain of low islands and reef shoals that are collectively called Adam's Bridge.
Last Answer : (1) Bass Explanation: With the height of 4,411 meters above sea level, the Daocheng Yading Airport has become the highest civil airport in the world. It is located in Daocheng County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Description : The Strait that connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea is - (1) Panama Strait (2) Suez Strait (3) Palk Strait (4) Bering Strait
Last Answer : (2) Suez Strait Explanation: The Suez Strait connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
Description : Palk Strait is situated between : (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
Description : Palk Strait separates – (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Burma (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Afghanistan
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. The strait ... after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
Description : Palk Strait is situated between – (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Myanmar
Last Answer : (3) India and Sri Lanka Explanation: The Palk Strait is a strait between Tamil Nadu and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the ... the southwest. The strait is named after Robert Palk, the governor of Madras Presidency during 1755- 1763.
Description : Which of the nations are connected with Palk strait
Description : The Palk Strait lies between?
Description : Palk Strait is situated between (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Bangladesh (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Myanmar
Description : Palk Strait separates (1) India and Pakistan (2) India and Burma (3) India and Sri Lanka (4) India and Afghanistan