{"id":996,"date":"2023-06-19T12:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=996"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:45:29","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-11","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sea \u2013 Bordering Country<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Adriatic Sea \u2013 Albania<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Black Sea \u2013 Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Caspian Sea \u2013 Kazakhstan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Mediterranean Sea \u2013 Morocco<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Red Sea \u2013 Syria<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    • 1, 2 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 5 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Adriatic Sea<\/strong> is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula. The countries<\/strong> with coasts on the Adriatic sea are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Black Sea<\/strong> is a large inland sea situated at the southeastern extremity of Europe. It is bordered by<\/strong> Ukraine<\/strong> to the north, Russia<\/strong> to the northeast, Georgia<\/strong> to the east, Turkey<\/strong> to the south, and Bulgaria<\/strong> and Romania<\/strong> to the west. Black Sea is not bordered by Croatia.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Caspian Sea<\/strong>\u00a0is the world\u2019s largest inland body of water, variously classed as the world\u2019s largest lake or a full-fledged sea.\n
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        • It is an endorheic basin (a basin without outflows) located between Europe and Asia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It is bounded by Kazakhstan<\/strong> to the northeast, Russia<\/strong> to the northwest, Azerbaijan <\/strong>to the west, Iran<\/strong> to the south, and Turkmenistan<\/strong> to the southeast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Mediterranean Sea<\/strong>\u00a0is an intercontinental sea that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to Asia on the east and separates Europe from Africa.\n
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          • The countries surrounding<\/strong> the Mediterranean in clockwise order are Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Red Sea<\/strong>\u00a0is a narrow strip of water extending south-eastward from Suez, Egypt, for about 1,930 km to the\u00a0Bab-el-Mandeb Strait<\/strong>, which connects with the Gulf of Aden and thence with the Arabian Sea.\n
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            • The six countries <\/strong>bordering the Red Sea proper are \u2013 Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea <\/strong>and Djibouti.<\/strong>  Red Sea is not bordered by Syria.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n