Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.

This canal had been constructed in 1869 in Egypt between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. It gives Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean and reduces direct sea-route distance between Liverpool and Colombo compared to the Cape of Good Hope route. It is a sea-level canal without locks which is about 160 km and 11 to 15 m deep. About 100 ships travel daily and each ship takes 10-12 hours to cross this canal. The tolls are so heavy that some find it cheaper to go by the longer Cape Route whenever the consequent delay is not important. A railway follows the canal to Suez, and from Ismailia there is a branch line to Cairo. A navigable fresh-water canal from the Nile also joins the Suez Canal in Ismailia to supply fresh-water to Port Said and Suez.

The ports located on the both sides of the Suez Canal are _____.

Options:

Ismailia and Port Said

Port Said and Cairo

Ismailia and Suez

Port Said and Port Suez

Correct Answer:

Port Said and Port Suez

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Port Said and Port Suez

The passage mentions that the canal was constructed between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south.