Seas and bordering countries matching
Question
Consider the following pairs:
Sea : Bordering country
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Options
1, 2 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only
2 and 5 only
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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