Q8 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Geography

← Q7 Q9 →

Consider the following countries :1.Finland2.Germany3.Norway4.Russia How, many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea ?

A Only one
B Only two
C Only three
D All four

Correct answer: (b) Only two

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. Germany and Norway both front the North Sea.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Germany and Norway. Finland and Russia do not border the North Sea.

  3. C

    Only three

    Only three. Russia’s Baltic/Arctic coasts are not the North Sea; Finland is Baltic.

  4. D

    All four

    All four. Finland is landlocked from the North Sea; Russia’s North Sea claim is false here.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Germany and Norway have North Sea coasts. Finland faces the Baltic. Russia’s western seas here are the Baltic and the Barents/White — not the North Sea. So two countries, not three or four.

PYQ trend

When UPSC asked this

Related PYQs from other years, newest first. Open a question to read it.

  1. 2024 · Q79 · General Studies · 2 marks

    The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :

    View answer →

  2. 2017 · Q54 · General Studies · 2 marks

    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:

    View answer →