Important Seas of the World

Total Questions: 21

11. The sea surrounded by Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica is – [U.P.U.D.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Tyrrhenian Sea
Solution:The Tyrrhenian Sea is situated in the region of Mediterranean Sea bounded by the island of Corsica and Sardinia, the Italian peninsula and the island of Sicily.

12. Which of the following pairs of countries are around the Aral Sea? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (a) Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
Solution:The Aral Sea is a lake in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It stands at the boundary between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south.

It was once a large saltwater lake of Central Asia and the world's fourth largest body of inland water. The remnants of it nestle in the climatically inhospitable heart of Central Asia, to the east of the Caspian Sea.

The Aral Sea depression was formed toward the end of the Neogene Period (which lasted from about 23 to 2.6 million years ago). It was made by waters from the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya rivers that were dependent on glacial melt. It drains Uzbekistan and portions of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Kyrgyzstan.

Climate: The Aral Sea is located within the harsh climate region of Central Asia. The area experiences a desert-continental climate, characterized by hot summers, cold winters, and varying diurnal air temperature.

13. Which one of the following African countries does not border with the Mediterranean Sea? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Chad
Solution:African countries namely Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt border with the Mediterranean sea but 'Chad' is a landlocked country.

14. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) Jordan
Solution:Jordan is an Arabian country of middle-east Asia which does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to South-East and South, Iraq to north-east, Syria to the north, Israel, Palestine West Bank occupied by Israel and the Dead Sea to the west, and Red Sea to south-west. The capital of Jordan is Amman.

15. Which of the following seas is near the 'Gaza Strip'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (a) Mediterranean Sea
Solution:Gaza strip borders the Mediterranean Sea between Egypt and Israel. Significantly, the Gaza strip has been under the de Facto governing authority of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS since 2007).

16. Which of the following is the deepest ocean? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) South China Sea
Solution:The depth (approximate) of the seas given in the option are respectively South China Sea (5377 m.), Bering Sea (3500 m.), Mediterranean Sea (5267 m.), Sea of Japan (3742m). So it is clear that the South China Sea is the deepest.

17. Consider the following pairs : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]

SeaBordering country
1. Adriatic SeaAlbania
2. Black SeaCroatia
3. Caspian SeaKazakhstan
4. Mediterranean SeaMorocco
5. Red SeaSyria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

 

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
Solution:Country Bordering Mediterranean sea are, in clockwise order are Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria & Morocco; Malta and Cyprus are Island countries in the Sea.

Countries bordering Red Sea : There are six countries (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti).

18. Which of the following countries is NOT located on the bank of the Black Sea? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Syria
Solution:Six countries bordering the Black Sea: 1. Russia, 2. Ukraine, 3. Romania, 4. Bulgaria, 5. Türkiye, 6. Georgia. Syria is situated on eastern coast of Mediterranean sea. Syria is bordering by Türkiye, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. The Golan heights of Syria has been forcefully occupied by Israel since 1967.

19. Red sea is an example of [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) Axial trough
Solution:The Red Sea is an example of the axial trough which is located between Africa and Arab. This region is associated with magnetic anomalies. It plays a pivotal role in trade between North Africa, Europe and Asian nations after the opening of the Suez canal.

20. The Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

1. Jordan

2. Iraq

3. Lebanon

4. Syria

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Correct Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only
Solution:Mediterranean sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean and almost completely enclosed by land. It is surrounded by Africa continent in South, Europe in the north and Asia in the east. This sea is connected to the Atlantic ocean by Gibraltar strait.

The Bosporus strait connect the Black Sea to the sea of Marmara and thence to the Aegean and Mediterranean sea via the Dardanelles strait. Red sea by Suez canal.

The countries bordering Mediterranean sea are - Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Greece, France, Egypt, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Italy, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Tunisia, Türkiye, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Monaco.
Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.