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Q36·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2019

Seas and bordering countries matching

GeographyPhysical geography - water bodies and boundariesMatching pairsMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs:

Sea : Bordering country

1Adriatic Sea : Albania
2Black Sea : Croatia
3Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
4Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
5Red Sea : Syria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Options

a

1, 2 and 4 only

b

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer
c

2 and 5 only

d

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Explanation

Pair 1 is correct: The Adriatic Sea borders Albania on its eastern coast. Pair 2 is incorrect: Croatia borders the Adriatic Sea, not the Black Sea; the Black Sea borders Turkey, Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine. Pair 3 is correct: Kazakhstan is a major bordering country of the Caspian Sea. Pair 4 is correct: Morocco borders the Mediterranean Sea on its northern coast. Pair 5 is incorrect: Syria does not border the Red Sea; it borders the Mediterranean Sea. The Red Sea is bordered by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and other countries. Therefore, pairs 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched. > Adriatic-Albania, Caspian-Kazakhstan, Mediterranean-Morocco correct; Black Sea-Croatia and Red Sea-Syria incorrect. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2019

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q36

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Physical geography - water bodies and boundaries

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - World Maps

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