Previous Year Question

1. Adriatic Sea—Albania: Correct

   • The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea.

   • It lies between Italy in the west and the Balkan Peninsula in the east.

   • Its coastal countries include Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania.

2. Black Sea—Croatia: Incorrect

   • The six coastal countries of the Black Sea are Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia.

   • Croatia does not border the Black Sea; it has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea.

3. Caspian Sea—Kazakhstan: Correct

   • The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest enclosed inland water body.

   • Its five littoral states are Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.

   • Kazakhstan possesses the longest coastline along the Caspian Sea.

4. Mediterranean Sea—Morocco: Correct

   • Morocco has coastlines on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

   • Its northern coast borders the Mediterranean.

   • The Strait of Gibraltar, between Morocco and Spain, connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.

5. Red Sea—Syria: Incorrect

   • Syria’s maritime coast is on the Mediterranean Sea, not the Red Sea.

   • The Red Sea lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

   • Its principal coastal states include Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Map takeaway

• Croatia → Adriatic Sea

• Syria → Mediterranean Sea

• Kazakhstan → Caspian Sea

• Morocco → Atlantic Ocean + Mediterranean Sea