Consider the following statements with respect to the Strait of Hormuz:
1. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aqaba.
2. Twenty percent of the world’s daily crude oil production is transported through it.
3. It lies between Iran to the north and Oman to the south.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Strait of Hormuz:
1. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aqaba.
2. Twenty percent of the world&rsquo;s daily crude oil production is transported through it.
3. It lies between Iran to the north and Oman to the south.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct: The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, not the Gulf of Aqaba.

Statement 2 is correct: The Strait of Hormuz is the world&rsquo;s most important oil transit chokepoint. Approximately 20% of the world&rsquo;s daily oil supply passes through this narrow waterway.

Statement 3 is correct: The strait lies between Iran on the north and Oman (specifically the Musandam Peninsula, an exclave of Oman) to the south.

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Consider the following statements with respect to the Strait of Hormuz: 1. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Aqaba. 2. Twenty percent of the world’s daily crude oil production is transported through it. 3. It lies between Iran to the north and Oman to the south. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3