UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2017

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    Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries?
    1. Jordan
    2. Iraq
    3. Lebanon                               
    4. Syria
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    A)  1, 2 and 3                    

    B)  2 and 3   

    C)  3 and 4

    D)         1, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Exp. [c] Lebanon and Syria share a border with the Mediterranean sea. The following countries have a coastline on the Mediterranean sea: ? Northern Shore (from West to East): Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Turkey. ? Eastern Shore (from North to South): Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel. ? Southern Shore (from West to East): Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt. ? Island Nations: Malta, Cyprus. Several other territories also border the Mediterranean sea (from West to East): The British overseas territory of Gibraltar, the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla and nearby islands, the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, and the. Gaza Strip.


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