Who constructed Suez Canal?

A Fyodor Litke
B Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
C Voin Rimsky-Korsakov
D Ferdinand de Lesseps

Correct Answer: Ferdinand de Lesseps

Ferdinand Marie Vicomte de Lesseps GCSI was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas, substantially reducing sailing distances and times between Europe and East Asia.
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If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?
A Great Bitter Lake
B Little Bitter Lake
C Lake Gatun
D Lake Timsah
Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
A Suez Canal has no locks
B Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
C Suez Canal is older
D Panama Canal has limited capacity
The Suez canal connects the -
A Baltic sea and Caspian sea
B Mediterranean sea and The Red sea
C Mediterranean sea and the North sea
D Red sea and the Caspian sea
The Suez Canal is located in ----
A Nigeria
B Egypt
C Morocco
D Russia
The Suez Canal is located in ---
A Nigeria
B Egypt
C Morocco
D Russia
Suez Canal is between
A Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
B Mediterranean Sea and North Sea
C Arabian Sea and Red Sea
D Red Sea and North Sea
Suez Canal is owned by which country?
A Syria
B Turkey
C UAE
D Egypt
Which of the following does the Suez Canal connect?
A Atlantic-Pacific
B Indian-Pacific
C Mediterranean-Black
D mediterranean-Red
Suez Canal connects
A Arabian Sea and Red Sea
B Red Sea and North Sea
C Mediterranean Sea and North sea
D Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Which one of the following pairs of water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal?
A Indian Ocean-Pacific Ocean
B Mediterranean sea-Black Sea
C Mediterranean Sea-Red Sea
D Atlantic Ocean-Pacific Ocean

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