IMPORTANT STRAITS OF WORLD

1. Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanaka.

2. Babul Mandab strait separates Arabia from Africa. 3. Babel-Mandab strait leads into the Red Sea. 4. Red sea is b/w Arabia and Africa. 5. 7. Davis Strait separates Greenland from Baffin Island. Messina strait separates Italy from Sicily. 6. The Davis Strait lies between Canada and Greenland 8. Johor strait separates Malaysia from Singapore. 9. Bass Strait separates Australia from Tasmania. 10. Florida Strait separates Cuba from Florida. It joins Atlantic Ocean with Gulf of Mexico. 11. Dover strait separates England from France. 12. Gibraltar Strait separates Spain and Africa and joins Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean. 13. Torres Strait separates Australia and Papua New Guinea 14. Bering Strait separates Asia from Africa and joins the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. 15. Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea with the Sea of Marmora. 16. Dardanelles strait (Turkey) joins Marmora sea with Aegean Sea. 17. Malacca (Indonesia) strait separates Sumatra from Malay Peninsula. It is longest strait in the world 18. Mozambique strait is the broadest strait in the world. It is b/w Mozambique and Madagascar. 19. Sunda strait separates Sumatra from Java Island. 20. 40% of world oil passes through... Strait of Hormuz 21. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is Strait of Hormuz

Which is the longest strait of the world? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Davis Answer is =A What is strait? A. Separate two landmarks and connect two big seas B. Separate two oceans and connect two big seas C. Separate two Seas and connect two big Rivers D. Separate two Rivers and connect two big seas Answer is = A Which is the broadest strait of the world? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab

D. Davis Answer is =B Which of following strait separates Arabia and Africa and join the red sea and Persian Gulf? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Davis Answer is =C Which strait separates Greenland from Baffin islands? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Davis Answer is =D Strait of Malacca separates which two countries? A. Malaysia and Indonesia B. Sumatra from Java C. Tasmania D. None Answer is =A Which of the following straits separate India from Sri Lanka? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Palk Answer is =D Which of the following straits separate Malaysia from Singapore? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Johor Answer is =D Sunda strait separates which two countries? A. Malaysia and Indonesia B. Sumatra from Java C. Tasmania D. None Answer is =B Bass Strait separates Australia from which country? A. Malaysia and Indonesia B. Sumatra from Java C. Tasmania D. None Answer is =B Which of following strait separate Asia from North America? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bering strait

D. Davis Answer is =C Which straits separate Asia from Africa? A. Malacca strait B. Mozambique strait C. Bab ul Mandab D. Davis Answer is =C

Which strait connects the South Atlantic with the South Pacific? Strait of Magellan. The Strait of Magellan was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. What is the name of the strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra? Strait of Malacca. The Strait of Malacca connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. The strait connecting North and South Islands, New Zealand is known as _____? Cook Strait. The Cook Strait is called Raukawa in Maori language. It was discovered by the English explorer James Cook in 1770. Which strait connects east Borneo and west Sulawesi, Indonesia? Makassar Strait. The Makassar Strait connects the Celebes (Sulawesi) Sea with the Java Sea. What is the name of the strait between Sumatra and Java, Indonesia? Sunda Strait. In the center of the Sunda Strait is the volcanic island of Krakatau. Its eruption in 1883 was the most violent of modern times. Tidal waves killed 36.000 people in Java and Sumatra. The strait (formerly called La Prouse Strait) connecting Hokkaido Island, Japan and Sakhalin Island, Russia is known by what name? Soya Strait. The Soya Strait is about 40 km wide. Which strait is the narrowest and easternmost section of the English Channel? (English or French spelling). Strait of Dover & Straits of Dover & Pas de Calais. The Strait of Dover is 32 km wide at its narrowest point. The English port of Dover was a stronghold of medieval England (Dover Castle), chief of the Cinque Ports. Today its the leading passenger port in Great Britain. What is the name of the strait between Sri Lanka and India? Palk Strait. The Palk Strait is situated north of Adams Bridge, a chain of shoals between Sri Lanka and India. These are traditionally the remains of a causeway built by Rama, the hero of the Ramayana. This strait connecting the northern tip of Oman (the Arabian Peninsula) and the south coast of

Iran is known as _____? Strait of Hormuz. The Hormuz Strait (formerly called the Ormuz Strait) is an important transport route for oil tankers. The city of Hormuz (near modern Bandar Abbas, Iran) became a major trade center by ca.1200. It was relocated to the island of Hormuz by ca.1300, then taken by the Portuguese in 1514. It was retaken by the Persian leader Shah Abbas in 1622. Which strait separates the Arabian Peninsula and the African coast? Bab el Mandeb. Bab el Mandeb unites the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. What is the name of the strait called Canakkale Bogazi in Turkish and Hellespontus in Greek? The ancient Hellespont was the scene of the Persian King Xerxescrossing to Europe in the invasion of Greece (480 BC). Dardanelles. The Dardanelles was part of the Byzantine Empire until the 14th century. It was held and fortified by the Turks in the 15th century. With the Russian expansion to the Black Sea it increased in strategic importance as the only outlet or the Russian fleet to the Mediterranean. It was the scene of an Allied campaign during WWI (Gallipoli). What is the name of the strait (called Karadeniz Bogazi in Turkish) which is a narrow passage between Turkey in Europe and Turkey in Asia, connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea? Bosporus & Bosphorus. The Bosporus Strait is spanned by two of the longest bridges in the world, completed 1973 and 1988. The strait (formerly called the Yenikale Strait) connecting the Azov Sea with the Black Sea is known by the name ________? Kerch Strait. Kerch Strait lies between Ukraine and Russia, connecting the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea. The city of Kerch is an ancient Greek colony (Panticapaeum). It was a trading port held by the Genoese from the 14th to the 15th centuries. It was then captured by the Turks. The Russians conquered it in 1774. What is the name of the strait between Denmark and Sweden, connecting the Kattegat with the Baltic Sea? resund. A bridge over the resund was completed in 2000. What is the name of the strait that seperates Corsica, France and Sardinia, Italy? Strait of Bonifacio. The narrowest part of the Strait of Bonifacio is 11 km. What is the name of the strait between Australia (mainland) and Tasmania? Bass Strait. The Bass Strait is named for George Bass, British surgeon and navigator. What is the name of the strait between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada? Davis Strait. The Davis Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. It was disovered by the English navigator John Davis in search of the Northwest Passage in 1585. Which strait connects Baffin Island and Quebec, Canada? Hudson Strait. The Hudson Strait connects the Atlantic Ocean with Hudson Bay. It was entered by English navigator Martin Frobisher in 1578 and navigated by Henry Hudson in 1610.

The strait connecting the Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia (Canada) and Washington (USA) is called by what name? Strait of Georgia. The Strait of Georgia forms part of the inland ship passage from the Lower 48 to Alaska. (The Lower 48 are the continental states of USA, excluding Alaska).

Intelligence Agencies
1. ISI, Pakistan Formed Jurisdiction Headquarters Agency executive 1948 Government of Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha, PA Director General

2. CIA, America Formed Employees Agency executive Parent agency September 18, 1947 20,000 Leon Panetta, Director Central Intelligence Group

3. MI 6, UK Formed Jurisdiction Headquarters Minister responsible Agency executive Parent agency 4 Federal Security Service,Russia 5. DGSE, France Formed Preceding agency Minister responsible Agency executive April 2, 1982 External Documentation and Counter-Espionage Service Herv Morin, Minister of Defence Erard Corbin de Mangoux, Director 1909 as the Secret Service Bureau Government of the United Kingdom Vauxhall Cross, London The Rt Hon. William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary Sir John Sawers KCMG, Director General Foreign and Commonwealth Office

6. BND, Germany Formed Employees Agency executive Parent agency 7. MOSSAD, Israel Formed Employees Agency executive Parent agency 8. RAW, India Formed Headquarters Agency executive Parent agency 21 September 1968 New Delhi, India K. C. Verma, Secretary (R) Prime Ministers Office, GoI December 13, 1949 as the Central Institute for Coordination 1,200 (est) Meir Dagan, Director Office of the Prime Minister 1 April 1956 6,050 Gehlen Organization Central Intelligence Group

9. ASIS, Australia 10. CSIS, Canada

World Secret Agencies CIA intelligence agency of USA was established in A. 1943 B. 1944 C. 1946 D. 1947 Answer is = D AMAN is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A CIA is the secret agency of? A. Israel

B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = D MI 6 is the secret agency of? A. UK B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A MOSSAD is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A RAW is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. India D. USA Answer is = C KGB is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. Russia Answer is = D MI 5 is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. UK C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B SCOTLAND YARD is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. UK Answer is = D MUST is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. Sweden Answer is = D MIT is the secret agency of? A. Israel

B. Canada C. Turkey D. USA Answer is = C DST is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Morocco D. USA Answer is = C KHAD is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Afghanistan C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B FIA is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Pakistan C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B ISI is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Pakistan D. USA Answer is = C PENTAGON is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = D SUPO is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. Finland Answer is = D KENON is the secret agency of? A. Kenya B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A NSO is the secret agency of? A. Israel

B. Nigeria C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B TRIPPLE SSS is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Iraq C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B NSA is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = D MAD is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Germany C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B FSB is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Russia D. USA Answer is = C MOIS is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Iran D. USA Answer is = C BND is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Germany D. USA Answer is = C BIN is the secret agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Indonesia D. USA Answer is = C LEKEM is the secret agency of? A. Israel

B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A SVR is the secret agency of? A. Russia B. Canada C. France D. USA Answer is = A FAPSI is the Intelligence agency of? A. Israel B. Russia C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B CIFAS is the Intelligence agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Spain D. USA Answer is = C SHABAK is the Intelligence agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = A CNI is the Intelligence agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Spain D. USA Answer is = C VEVAK is the Intelligence agency of? A. Israel B. Iran C. Italy D. USA Answer is = B FBI is the investigation agency of? A. Israel B. Canada C. Italy D. USA Answer is = D The headquarter of MI 5 is located in A. Paris

B. Congo C. London D. Manchester Answer is = C