Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas : The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

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Q: 3 (IAS/1995)
Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas : The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'erstwhile soviet union': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'kazakhstan': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'uzbekistan': [2, 1, 3, 6], 'tajikistan': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'turkmenia': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'water bodies': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'countries': [1, 0, 2, 6], 'shaded areas': [0, 1, 2, 0], 'map': [0, 7, 2, 0], 'kirgizia': [0, 1, 0, 0]}

The question is a geographical one, requiring knowledge of the locations of former Soviet Union countries.

Option 1 suggests that the countries in order are Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan. However, this is incorrect as Tajikistan and Turkmenia are not the first and second countries, respectively.

Option 2 lists the countries as Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan. This is also not accurate as Turkmenia is not the first country, and Kirgizia is not the second.

Option 3 orders the countries as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia. This arrangement can`t be correct as Uzbekistan is not the second country and Tajikistan is not the third.

Option 4 is the correct answer. It lists the countries as Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan. Each of these corresponds accurately to the countries labelled 1 through 5 on the map, providing the correct sequence. Hence, the matching of numbers with correct countries is the reason behind option 4 being correct.