10.

Maps / Places
1) Sabang, a strategic location for India is located across?
a) Strait of Hormuz
b) Bab-el-Mandeb
c) Strait of Malacca
d) Johore Strait

Solution: c)

India and Indonesia have agreed to develop a naval port in Sabang, a strategic location at the entrance of Malacca
Strait.

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2) Ganga Sagar and Mousuni Islands, recently in news is located in

a) Aminidivi Islands
b) Ritchie's Archipelago
c) Great Andaman Islands
d) Sundarbans archipelago

Solution: d)

Ganga Sagar, is the largest island in the Sundarbans archipelago.

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3) Kerch Strait, recently in news, connects Black sea to

a) Aegean Sea
b) Sea of Marmara
c) Adriatic Sea
d) Sea of Azov
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 Solution: d)

4) Bougainville island, recently in news is part of

a) Sunda Islands
b) Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
c) Solomon Islands
d) Marshall Islands

Solution: c)

Bougainville island is the largest of the Solomon Islands archipelago.

5) Sukapaika river, recently seen in news is the distributary of which river?

a) Yamuna
b) Godavari
c) Mahanadi
d) Krishna

Solution: c)

Sukapaika is one of the several distributaries of the mighty Mahanadi river in Odisha.
Embankments have killed Odisha’s Sukapaika river that was the lifeline of over 0.5 million people.

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6) White Island, recently seen in news is located in

a) Australia
b) New Zealand
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia

Solution: b)

Whakaari /White Island volcano in New Zealand erupts.

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7) Consider the following statements.

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 1. It is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
2. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
3. Almost 25% of total global oil production passes through the strait.
The above statements refer to
a) Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb
b) Dardenleez Strait
c) Strait of Hormuz
d) Gibraltar Strait

Solution: c)

Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from
the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.

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