What is “Bab-ul-Mandab”?

What is “Bab-ul-Mandab”?

  • (A) Standoff
  • (B) Strait
  • (C) Island
  • (D) Peninsula
The Bab al-Mandab, also known as Bab el-Mandeb, is a strait. It is located as a crucial bottleneck passage between Yemen and the Horn of Africa countries of Djibouti and Eritrea. The strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, hence its recognition as a significant global shipping bottleneck.
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 ‘NATO’ is an abbreviation of:

  • (A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • (B) Non-Aligned Treaty Organization
  • (C) Non-Aligned Trading Organization
  • (D) North American Transport Organization

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