Q120 / 270 · NDA 2020 · General Ability
Which one of the following countries does NOT have direct access to the sea/ocean?
- ASyria
- BJordan
- CAzerbaijan
- Correct answerDArmenia
Solution
Asia has 12 landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Syria is located in Western Asia, north of the Arabian Peninsula, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jordan is almost entirely land-locked and only has a small ( 27 km ) marine coast to the Red Sea, cantered on the port of Aqaba. Azerbaijan has a coastline of 713 km on the Caspian Sea.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.