Consider the following pairs:
Gulf Adjacent Region/Country
1. Gulf of Aden Yemen and Somalia
2. Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Saudi Arabia
3. Gulf of Mannar India and Sri Lanka
4. Gulf of Mexico Mexico and Brazil

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

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Consider the following pairs:
Gulf Adjacent Region/Country
1. Gulf of Aden Yemen and Somalia
2. Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Saudi Arabia
3. Gulf of Mannar India and Sri Lanka
4. Gulf of Mexico Mexico and Brazil

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

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Pair 1 is correct: Gulf of Aden: Located in the Arabian Sea, it lies between Yemen (north) and Somalia (south).
Pair 2 is correct: Gulf of Aqaba: Lies between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and the northwestern coast of Saudi Arabia.
Pair 3 is correct: Gulf of Mannar: Located between the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu (India) and the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka.
Pair 4 is not correct: Gulf of Mexico: The Gulf of Mexico lies between Mexico, the United States, and Cuba. Brazil is located on the eastern coast of South America and does not border the Gulf of Mexico.

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Consider the following pairs: Gulf Adjacent Region/Country 1. Gulf of Aden Yemen and Somalia 2. Gulf of Aqaba Egypt and Saudi Arabia 3. Gulf of Mannar India and Sri Lanka 4. Gulf of Mexico Mexico and Brazil How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) Only three (d) All four