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 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.3 and 4 only
- D.1, 3 and 4 only
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 3 and 4 only. Lebanon and Syria have coastlines on the eastern Mediterranean; Jordan and Iraq do not.
The eastern shore of the Mediterranean, called the Levant coast, runs from Turkey in the north through Syria, Lebanon and Israel to the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Syria's ports include Latakia and Tartus, and Lebanon's include Beirut, Tripoli and Sidon. Jordan's only outlet to the sea is the port of Aqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. Iraq reaches the sea only through a short coastline at the head of the Persian Gulf, near Umm Qasr and the Shatt al-Arab.
A is wrong because Jordan and Iraq do not touch the Mediterranean, and it leaves out Syria. B is wrong because it includes Iraq and leaves out Syria. D is wrong because Jordan opens only to the Red Sea.
Exam tip: Jordan = Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea); Iraq = Persian Gulf; Syria and Lebanon = Mediterranean.
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- A.New Delhi
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- C.Thimphu
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- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2 only
- C.2 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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- A.Sikkim
- B.Nagaland
- C.Manipur
- D.Mizoram
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- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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- A.1 and 2 only
- B.3 only
- C.1 and 4 only
- D.2, 3 and 4 only
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