The Canals

Total Questions: 13

11. Which one of the following international waterways is operated through lock-system? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above
Solution:A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. Locks are used to make a river more easily navigable or to allow a canal to take a reasonably direct line across land that is not level.

According to the question, in given options, the lock system has been applied in the Panama Canal, the Danube river and the Rhine river while it is not used in the Suez Canal.

12. Which of the following canals is used as an inland waterway in Southern Germany? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) Ludwings Canal
Solution:Ludwings canal is used as an inland waterway in Southern Germany. The sault-Sainte Marie canal which was a part of the shipping route from the Atlantic ocean to lake superior until 1987 is located in Canada.

Volga-Don canal connects two important rivers of Russia i.e., Volga river and Don river. White sea canal is located in Russia. It fconnects White Sea with lake Onega.

13. In the Suez canal region, the correct order of lakes lying from North to South direction is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (d) Lake Manzala Lake Timsah Great Bitter Lake Little Bitter Lake
Solution:The correct order of Lakes lying from North to South Direction is Lake Manzala Lake Timsah Great Bitter Lake - Little Bitter Lake. So, the correct answer is option (d).