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Curved indentation of a sea or a lake into the land, with a wide opening is called __________.

  1. Gulf

  2. Bay

  3. Strait

  4. Lagoon
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bay is a water body that is surrounded or demarcated by land. It is a water body that is surrounded by land on three sides. Bays can be an inlet in a lake or a larger water body. 

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Large inlet of a sea cutting deep into the land is called _________.

  1. Bay

  2. Gulf

  3. Lagoon

  4. Inland sea
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A gulf is a large inlet of a sea cutting deep into the landmass, typically narrower opening than a bay, though it is not observable in all geographical areas. Many important trading centers are located on gulfs. Gulfs are sometimes connected with oceans through narrow passages of water called as straits. 

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Where is lake Baikal situated?

  1. Canada

  2. Uganda

  3. Siberia

  4. Peru
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C Correct answer
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Lake Baikal is situated in Russia, located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast. It is the world's deepest freshwater lake.

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What term is used for a shallow body of salt water separated from the sea by a low sand bank or coral reef?

  1. Lake

  2. Gulf

  3. Lagoon

  4. Bay
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lagoons is a term used for a shallow body of saltwater separated from the sea by a low dan bank or coral reef. Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons. Lagoons are the most common coastal features around many parts of the world.

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Narrow stretch of water that joins two large water bodies and separates two landmass is called ___________.

  1. Gulf

  2. Bay

  3. Strait

  4. Lagoon
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Strait is a narrow stretch of water that joins two large water bodies and separates two landmasses. Strait can be formed by a body of water overflowing land that has subsided or has been eroded. 

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Which lake is the highest navigable lake in the world?

  1. Lake Victoria

  2. Lake Superior

  3. Lake Baikal

  4. Lake Titicaca
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The highest commercially navigable lake is Lake Titicaca, which lies in the Altiplano at a height of 3,810 m above sea level on the Andean border between Peru and Bolivia. It's surface covers approximately 8,300 km² and has an average depth between 140-180 m.

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Which of the following describes a small water bodies surrounded by land on all the sides?

  1. Gulf

  2. Bay

  3. Lake

  4. Lagoon
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C Correct answer
Explanation
A lake is an area filled with water which is surrounded by land from all sides. They are not part of the oceans, therefore are different from lagoons. There are both natural lakes as well as artificial lakes. 
Natural lakes are found majorly in mountainous areas, rift zones and artificial lakes are created by man for agricultural purposes or for industrial use etc.
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Which strait joins the Arctic ocean and the Pacific ocean and seperates the continents of Asia and north America?

  1. Strait of Gibralter

  2. Bering Strait

  3. Strait of Malacca

  4. Davis Strait
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bering Strait joins the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and separates the continents of Asia and North America at their closest point. The strait averages 98 to 164 ft. in depth and at it's narrowest is about 53 miles wide. The strait was named after Vitus Bering, a Danish Captain, who sailed into the strait in 1728.

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Where is the source of river Mississippi?

  1. Lake Ontario

  2. Great Slave Lake

  3. Lake Itasca

  4. Lake Victoria
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent. It's  source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.

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The biggest lake in India is ________.

  1. Dal Lake

  2. Chilika Lake

  3. Wular Lake

  4. Sambhar Lake
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Chilika Lake in Odisha is the largest brackish water lagoon in India and is often cited as the largest lake in India by surface area.