General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Correct Answer :   Mediterranean sea

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A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea.

Correct Answer :   Continental Shelf

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Correct Answer :   Nicaragua

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Nicaragua, the poorest country in mainland South America, announced that it will break ground on a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Correct Answer :   Strait of Dover

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Through Strait of Dover a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France. Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

Correct Answer :   North Hemisphere

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The Arctic Ocean includes the North Pole region in the middle of the Northern Hemisphere and extends south to about 60°N. The Arctic Ocean is surrounded by Eurasia and North America.

Correct Answer :   106,460,000 km²

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The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km² (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" from the "New World" in the European perception of the World.

Correct Answer :   Kiel Canal

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Kiel Canal, German Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, English North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal, waterway in northern Germany, extending eastward for 98 km (61 miles) from Brunsbüttelkoog (on the North Sea, at the mouth of the Elbe River) to Holtenau (at Kiel Harbour on the Baltic Sea).

Correct Answer :   Agulhas

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Agulhas currents has a warming influence on the neighbouring coast. The Agulhas Current is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows down the east coast of Africa from 27°S to 40°S. It is narrow, swift and strong.

Correct Answer :   11,022 m

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Correct Answer :   Indian Ocean

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The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica. It is named after the Indian subcontinent.