{"id":31685,"date":"2024-03-04T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=31685"},"modified":"2024-03-04T06:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:00:20","slug":"upsc-prelims-2019-question-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2019-question-36\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2019 &#8211; Question 36"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Question No. 36 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6ef7cb78bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e6ef7cb78bc\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2019-question-36\/#Q36_Consider_the_following_pairs\" title=\"Q36. Consider the following pairs:\">Q36. Consider the following pairs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q36_Consider_the_following_pairs\"><\/span>Q36. Consider the following pairs:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>                 Sea                             Bordering country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adriatic Sea:              Albania<\/li><li>Black Sea:                  Croatia<\/li><li>Caspian Sea:              Kazakhstan<\/li><li>Mediterranean Sea:    Morocco<\/li><li>Red Sea:                      Syria<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?<br>(a) 1, 2 and 4 only<br>(b) 1, 3 and 4 only<br>(c) 2 and 5 only<br>(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pair 1 is correctly matched: <\/strong>The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea positioned between the eastern coastline of Italy, and countries of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia, South through Croatia, Montenegro, and to Albania.<\/li><li><strong>Pair 2 is not correctly matched:<\/strong> the Black Sea is located between Europe and Asia. Six countries border the Black Sea, Ukraine to the North, Russia and Georgia to the East, Turkey to the South, and Bulgaria and Romania to the West.<\/li><li><strong>Pair 3 is correctly matched:<\/strong> the Caspian Sea is an enclosed body of water between Asia and Europe. It is bordered by Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia.<\/li><li><strong>Pair 4 is correctly matched:<\/strong> Morocco\u2019s Mediterranean coast represents the westernmost edge of the Northern African coast. The coastline features the Strait of Gibraltar marks the link between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean<\/li><li><strong>Pair 5 is not correctly matched: <\/strong>Red Sea is located between North-east Africa and Western Asia. 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