Q: 96 (IAS/2019)
question_subject:
Geography
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,87,41,17,87,10,14
keywords:
{'mediterranean sea': [2, 0, 1, 3], 'red sea': [6, 0, 2, 6], 'adriatic sea': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'caspian sea': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'sea': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'black sea': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'bordering country': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'croatia': [1, 1, 5, 3], 'syria': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'pair': [7, 0, 1, 12], 'morocco': [2, 0, 2, 9], 'albania': [0, 0, 3, 1], 'kazakhstan': [1, 0, 0, 0]}
1. Adriatic Sea - Croatia and Montenegro (Albania also has a small coastline on the Adriatic)
2. Black Sea - Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, and Georgia (but not Croatia)
3. Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan
4. Mediterranean Sea - Morocco is not a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The correct answer could be any of the countries actually bordering the Mediterranean, such as Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, or Israel.
5. Red Sea - Syria does not have a coastline on the Red Sea. The correct answer could be any of the countries actually bordering the Red Sea, such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, or Eritrea.
Therefore, the answer is (b) 1, 3 and 4.