Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean? 1. Bahrain 2. Syria 3. Qatar 4. Egypt [UPSC CSP 2026, GS Paper I]

1 and 3. Britannica places Bahrain and Qatar on the Persian Gulf. The strait is the link from that gulf to the Gulf of Oman, so their ships must cross it. Syria's coast is on the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt's Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and the Bab al-Mandeb connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea, so Egypt does not need Hormuz. The UPSC answer-keys page showed no key for this paper on 8 October 2026. The Indian Express quiz of 1 June 2026 also gives 1 and 3.

According to EIA, oil flows through the strait in the first half of 2025 equalled about what share of world petroleum liquids use?

About 20%. EIA says total oil flows averaged 20.9 million barrels a day in the first half of 2025. It puts that at about 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption. EIA's June 2025 note gives the same share for 2024. India's Petroleum Minister also said on 12 March 2026 that 20% of the world's crude flows through the strait.

According to the IEA, about how wide is each inbound and outbound shipping channel in the Strait of Hormuz?

About 2 miles. The IEA says the strait has navigable channels 2 miles wide for inbound and outbound shipping, with a 2-mile buffer zone. Britannica gives the same lane width. USNI gives two nautical miles. The figure of 21 is the strait's width in nautical miles at its narrowest point. The figure of 35 is the low end of Britannica's range for the whole strait.

According to the IEA, which two countries have crude pipelines that could carry oil around the Strait of Hormuz?

Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The IEA says only Saudi Arabia and the UAE have operational crude pipelines that could bypass the strait. Saudi Arabia's East-West line runs from Abqaiq to Yanbu on the Red Sea. The UAE's line runs 400 km from Habshan to Fujairah. EIA also names the Saudi East-West and Abu Dhabi pipelines as the bypass routes.

The US conditional sanctions waiver for India's Chabahar port project ended on which date?

26 April 2026. Al Jazeera says India got the Chabahar exemption extended until 26 April 2026, and that the waiver expired on that Sunday. Press Trust of India, in Business Standard, says the waiver ended on 26 April. The Economic Times also gives 26 April 2026. The date 14 July 2026 is the date of PIB's Seafarer-First release, not a Chabahar date.

A PIB release of 14 July 2026 reports attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Of the 46 crew on those two vessels, how many were Indian seafarers?

30. PIB says the two vessels, MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa, carried 30 Indian seafarers among a combined crew of 46. All India Radio and DD India give the same counts. One Indian seafarer died on MT Al Bahiyah, and nine Indians were injured on MT Mombasa.

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