{"id":87067,"date":"2025-06-01T04:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87067"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:27:25","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-countries-is-landlocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-countries-is-landlocked\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following countries is landlocked?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following countries is landlocked?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Paraguay&#8221; option2=&#8221;Uruguay&#8221; option3=&#8221;Suriname&#8221; option4=&#8221;Colombia&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nParaguay is a landlocked country among the given options.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; A landlocked country is a sovereign state that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins.<br \/>\n&#8211; Paraguay is situated in central South America and is bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, with no direct access to the sea.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nUruguay has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Colombia has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, Uruguay, Suriname, and Colombia are not landlocked. Bolivia is another landlocked country in South America.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following countries is landlocked? 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