Which one among the following is a landlocked water body?
- A.Mediterranean Sea
- B.Black Sea
- C.Red Sea
- D.Caspian Sea
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Caspian Sea. The Caspian has no natural outlet to any ocean, so it is a landlocked water body, in fact the largest inland body of water on Earth.
The Caspian Sea lies between Europe and Asia and is bordered by five countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan. The Volga is the main river feeding it. Because water leaves only by evaporation, its water is mildly salty, and its surface lies below mean sea level. Its size and saltiness earned it the name 'sea', though geographers often class it as the world's largest lake.
A is wrong because the Mediterranean opens to the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar.
B is wrong because the Black Sea connects through the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles to the Mediterranean.
C is wrong because the Red Sea joins the Indian Ocean through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden.
Exam tip: the Caspian, fed by the Volga, is the largest inland water body; the Dead Sea and Aral Sea are also landlocked.
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- C.Alfred Wegener
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- B.a person aged eight and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
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- C.Uttarakhand
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