UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Consider the following statements: 1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form. 2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Both statements are correct. The Red Sea lies in an arid region and receives very little precipitation. No perennial river discharges into the Red Sea; its water balance is influenced mainly by exchange with the Gulf of Aden through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, evaporation and limited precipitation. Therefore, both statements are correct.

Topics: climate and drainage, geography, physical geography, red sea