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UPSC Prelims 2019 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
Consider the following pairs: Sea Bordering country Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
- Adriatic Sea Albania
- Black Sea Croatia
- Caspian Sea Kazakhstan
- Mediterranean Sea Morocco
- Red Sea Syria
- (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
- (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
- (c) 2 and 5 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
Albania, Kazakhstan and Morocco are matched correctly.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ CORRECT Albania is on the Adriatic.
2. ✗ WRONG Croatia is on the Adriatic, not the Black Sea.
3. ✓ CORRECT Kazakhstan borders the Caspian.
4. ✓ CORRECT Morocco has a Mediterranean coast (and an Atlantic one).
5. ✗ WRONG Syria is on the Mediterranean, not the Red Sea.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Croatia is not on the Black Sea.
(c) Both of these are wrong.
(d) Two pairs are wrong.
The trap
Morocco feels Atlantic-only — it touches the Mediterranean too.
🔒 Black Sea: Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia. Red Sea: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
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