Preliminary exam General Studies October 16, 2024

1. Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

  1. Deepeing the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
  2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.

 
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?