{"id":39641,"date":"2024-04-26T12:06:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T12:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=39641"},"modified":"2024-04-26T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T12:06:15","slug":"upsc-prelims-2015-question-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2015-question-77\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2015 &#8211; Question 77"},"content":{"rendered":"\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-69e9d509cbb1e\" 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-69e9d509cbb1e\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2015-question-77\/#77Which_one_of_the_following_countries_of_South-West_Asia_does_not_open_out_to_the_Mediterranean_Sea\" title=\"77.Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?\">77.Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2015-question-77\/#The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AFOption_2\" title=\"The correct answer is\u202fOption 2.&nbsp;\">The correct answer is\u202fOption 2.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2015-question-77\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"77Which_one_of_the_following_countries_of_South-West_Asia_does_not_open_out_to_the_Mediterranean_Sea\"><\/span>77.Which one of the following countries of South-West<br>Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>a) Syria<\/li><li>b) Jordan<\/li><li>c) Lebanon<\/li><li>d) Israel<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AFOption_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u202f<strong>Option 2<\/strong>.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mediterranean Sea<\/strong>\u00a0<ul><li><strong>It\u202fis\u202fthe intercontinental sea that\u202fseparates Europe from Africa.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li>The countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea are Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Jordan does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea because it is bordered by Syria and Israel to the side of the sea. 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