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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 21

The Sargasso Sea is a part of the:

  1. Arctic Ocean
  2. North Atlantic Ocean
  3. South Atlantic Ocean
  4. Indian Ocean
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (B) North Atlantic Ocean

Explanation

The Sargasso Sea, known for floating Sargassum weed, is the only sea without a land boundary.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in the Arctic.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: it lies in the North Atlantic, bounded by currents, not land.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in the South Atlantic.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in the Indian Ocean.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.