Consider the following statements:

Question

1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.

2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

(c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Correct. The Red Sea region is characterized by an arid climate with very low levels of precipitation.

• Statement 2: Correct. The Red Sea does not receive significant inflows from any major rivers. Its water sources are mainly from the inflow from the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, as well as from seawater evaporation.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct, making option (c) the correct answer.