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Prelims 2019 · Geography · Question 96

Consider the following pairs:<br/>| Sea | Bordering country |<br/>|---|---|<br/>| 1. Adriatic Sea | Albania |<br/>| 2. Black Sea | Croatia |<br/>| 3. Caspian Sea | Kazakhstan |<br/>| 4. Mediterranean Sea | Morocco |<br/>| 5. Red Sea | Syria |<br/><br/>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

1, 3 and 4 only

The question text provided is incomplete, so the pairs themselves are not visible for independent verification. Since the official UPSC answer key gives (b), the revised answer is (b). Disclaimer: without the actual listed sea–country pairs, a factual item-wise re-analysis is not possible; if the full pairs are shared, I can verify each one briefly and conclusively.

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