Which is the largest bay in the world?
- A.Hudson Bay
- B.Bay of Bengal
- C.Bay of Biscay
- D.Gulf of Mexico
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bay of Bengal. The Bay of Bengal is the north-eastern arm of the Indian Ocean, bounded by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, and it is the largest bay in the world. The Ganga, the Brahmaputra, the Mahanadi, the Godavari and the Krishna all drain into it, which is why it receives such a heavy load of silt and builds large deltas along its coast.
Option A, Hudson Bay in northern Canada, is a very large body of water and is sometimes offered as the answer, but it is smaller than the Bay of Bengal. Option C, the Bay of Biscay, lies between France and Spain and is known for rough seas, not for size. Option D, the Gulf of Mexico, is the largest gulf in the world, which is a separate record; the paper sometimes places bay and gulf in the same set of options to see whether the candidate keeps the two apart.
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