UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

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?

  1. 1, 2 and 4 only
  2. 1, 3 and 4 only
  3. 2 and 5 only
  4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation

Albania borders the Adriatic, Kazakhstan the Caspian and Morocco the Mediterranean. Croatia does not border the Black Sea (it lies on the Adriatic), and Syria does not border the Red Sea (it has a Mediterranean coast).

Topics: adriatic, black, caspian, geography, mediterranean and red seas, seas and bordering countries, world geography