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English · Q44

One Word Substitution

Competitive Exams · English · question 44

Q44

A narrow piece of land connecting two large masses of land :

A.
Peninsula
B.
Isthmus
Answer
C.
Continent
D.
Gulf

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitute is Isthmus


Peninsula: a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Isthmus: a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
Continent: any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica).
Gulf: a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.