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Consider the following pairs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sea<\/th>\nBordering country<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1. Adriatic Sea<\/td>\nAlbania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Black Sea<\/td>\nCroatia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Caspian Sea<\/td>\nKazakhstan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. Mediterranean Sea<\/td>\nMorocco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. Red Sea<\/td>\nSyria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”1, 2 and 4 only” option2=”1, 3 and 4 only” option3=”2 and 5 only” option4=”1, 2, 3, 4 and 5″ correct=”option2″]<\/p>\n

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UPSC IAS – 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe correct answer is B) 1, 3 and 4 only.
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\nThe question asks to identify the correctly matched pairs of Sea and its bordering country.
\n1. Adriatic Sea borders Albania: Correct. The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania.
\n2. Black Sea borders Croatia: Incorrect. Croatia is located on the Adriatic Sea, not the Black Sea. Countries bordering the Black Sea include Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia.
\n3. Caspian Sea borders Kazakhstan: Correct. The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland body of water, bordering Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Russia.
\n4. Mediterranean Sea borders Morocco: Correct. The Mediterranean Sea borders numerous countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, including Morocco in North Africa.
\n5. Red Sea borders Syria: Incorrect. Syria is located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, not the Red Sea. Countries bordering the Red Sea include Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Djibouti, Israel, and Jordan.
\n<\/section>\n
\nUnderstanding the geographical locations and borders of major seas and countries is essential for geography questions in UPSC. The pairs confirmed as correct are 1 (Adriatic Sea and Albania), 3 (Caspian Sea and Kazakhstan), and 4 (Mediterranean Sea and Morocco). Therefore, only statements 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched.
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Consider the following pairs: Sea Bordering country 1. Adriatic Sea Albania 2. Black Sea Croatia 3. Caspian Sea Kazakhstan 4. Mediterranean Sea Morocco 5. Red Sea Syria Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? [amp_mcq option1=”1, 2 and 4 only” option2=”1, 3 and 4 only” option3=”2 and 5 only” option4=”1, 2, 3, 4 … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionConsider the following pairs:<\/p>\n

Sea
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