Consider the following pairs: Strait Countries 1.Formosa strait China and Taiwan 2.Sunda strait Malaysia and Indonesia 3.Strait of Hormuz Iran and UAE Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Updates

Prelims Sprint 2026 (PRRC), Batch-1 Starts on 1st December 2025 available in Online and Offline Mode | PTS 2026 Batch-19 available in English & Hindi Medium, Starts on 19th November 2025 | CSAT Classes for 2026 Prelims, Batch-2 starts 4th November 2025 |

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A

Notes:

Formosa strait/ Taiwan strait is present between China and Taiwan

farmosa strait

Sunda strait is between Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and connects Indian Ocean with eastern Asia.

sunda strait

Strait of Hormuz is between Iran and Oman(enclave)

Hormuz strait