Question

India's distance from Europe 7,000 km has been reduced by the opening of _____ canal in 1869.
1. Panama
2. Kiel
3. Suez
4. Volga - Don

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Suez

The correct answer is Suez.

• The distance between India and Europe has been reduced by 7000 km since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.

• Suez Canal is an artificial canal that joins the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
• India is linked to Europe, North America, and South America by two routes.
• They are cape of good hope, and the Suez canal.
• The construction of this canal was done by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869.
• The canal stretches from the northern end of Port Said to the southern end of Port Tewfik in the city of Suez.
• The canal gives watercrafts a more straightforward way between the North Atlantic and northern Indian oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas.