THE OCEANS AND THE SEAS - 2

Q1. Name this narrow strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman which provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open sea.

A. Strait of Hormuz

B. Mesina Strait

C. Bab-el-Mandeb

Q2. Which one of these seas is located at the farthest from the Equator?

A. Black Sea

B. Red Sea

C. White Sea

Q3. “The Island of Krakatoa”, where one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions of modern history occurred in August 1883 is located in __________ .

A. Duncan Passage

B. Strait of Malacca

C. Sunda Strait

Q4. Which one among the following seas has no land boundaries?

A. Philippine Sea

B. Bering Sea

C. Sargasso Sea

Q5. Mentioned as the "German Ocean" or "German Sea" in many maps until the late 19th century, which water body separates a major part of the United Kingdom from mainland Europe?

A. Celtic Sea 

B. North Sea

C. Irminger Sea