UPSC Prelims 2019 Question:

Consider the following pairs

SI. No.	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 above pairs given are correctly matched?

Explanation:

• Adriatic Sea: It is part of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula. The sea's western coast runs the length of Italy, while the eastern coast forms the borders of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania. So, pair 1 is correctly matched.
  
  
• Black Sea: It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west. Croatia does not border the Black Sea. So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.
  
  
• Caspian Sea: Five countries have a shoreline with it. This includes Iran and four former Soviet republics (until 1991), Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. So, pair 3 is correctly matched.
  
  
• Mediterranean Sea: The Mediterranean Sea is bordered by the continent of Europe in the north; by Asia in the east and by Africa in the south. Five North African nations have coasts on the Mediterranean Sea: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. So, pair 4 is correctly matched.
  
  
• Red Sea: It separates the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea to the west from those of Saudi Arabia and Yemen to the east. Syria does not border the Red Sea. So, pair 5 is not correctly matched.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Mapping