Consider the following pairs : Straits | Bays/Seas/Gulfs connected by it 1. Hormuz Strait | Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 2. Davis Strait | Baffin Bay and Labrador Sea 3. Bosporus Strait | Black Sea and Sea of Marmara How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Strait of Hormuz

• The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and thence with the Arabian Sea. It lies between Iran and Oman and is the most important oil transit choke point of the world.
• The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are connected by the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Hence, pair 1 is not correctly matched.

Davis Strait

• The Davis Strait lies between Greenland and Baffin Island of Canada and connects Baffin Bay in the north with the Labrador Sea in the south. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.

Bosporus Strait

• The Bosporus connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and divides the city of Istanbul into its European and Asian parts. The Sea of Marmara is further connected to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.