Consider the following pairs:
Sea - Bordering country
1. Adriatic Sea - Albania
2. Black Sea - Croatia
3. Caspian Sea - Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea - Morocco
5. Red Sea - Syria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
A
1, 2 and 4 only
B
1, 3 and 4 only
C
2 and 5 only
D
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Pair 1 is correctly matched. Albania is a country located on the Balkan Peninsula bordering the Adriatic Sea to the west.
2. Pair 2 is incorrectly matched. Croatia borders the Adriatic Sea, not the Black Sea.
3. Pair 3 is correctly matched. Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country and it borders the Caspian Sea to the west.
4. Pair 4 is correctly matched. Morocco is a North African country bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
5. Pair 5 is incorrectly matched. Syria borders the eastern Mediterranean Sea, not the Red Sea.
6. Therefore, only pairs 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched.