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[#161] Consider the following statements: 1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory. 2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification 3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(A) Only 1
Explanation
Solution: Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory.Bermuda, self-governing British overseas territory in the western North Atlantic Ocean. It is an archipelago of 7 main islands and about 170 additional (named) islets and rocks, situated about 650 miles (1,050 km) east of Cape Hatteras (North Carolina, U.S.).
[#162] Consider the following statements: 1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean 2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt. 3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(D) 3 only
Explanation
Solution: England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea. The North Sea - a part of the Atlantic Ocean - is bordered by Norway and Denmark, Scotland and England, (and in the southeast)by the Frisian Islands and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
[#163] Consider the following statements: 1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France. 2. Bermuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. 3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Correct Answer
(C) 2 and 3
Explanation
Solution: Berumuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic. Bermuda, self-governing British overseas territory in the western North Atlantic Ocean. It is an archipelago of 7 main islands and about 170 additional (named) islets and rocks, situated about 650 miles (1,050 km) east of Cape Hatteras (North Carolina, U.S.). State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf. Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf. It is an archipelago consisting of Bahrain Island and some 30 smaller islands. Its name is from the Arabic term al-bahrayn, meaning “two seas.”
[#164] The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
Correct Answer
(A) Australia
Explanation
Solution: The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
[#165] The full name of OTEC
Correct Answer
(D) Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation
Explanation
Solution: The full name of OTEC is Ocean Thermal Energy Conservation. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is a process or technology for producing energy by harnessing the temperature differences (thermal gradients) between ocean surface waters and deep ocean waters.