Consider the following pairs : River — Flows into 1. Mekong — Andaman Sea 2. Thames — Irish Sea 3. Volga — Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi — Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.3 only
- C.3 and 4 only
- D.1, 2 and 4 only
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is C, 3 and 4 only. The Volga ends in the Caspian Sea and the Zambezi in the Indian Ocean, while the first two pairs are wrong.
The Volga, Europe's longest river, rises near Moscow and flows south to a wide delta on the Caspian Sea near Astrakhan. The Zambezi rises in Zambia, drops over the Victoria Falls on the Zambia–Zimbabwe border, passes the Kariba and Cahora Bassa dams, and enters the Indian Ocean through Mozambique, opposite Madagascar.
A is wrong because the Mekong does not reach the Andaman Sea: it rises in Tibet, flows through Laos, Thailand and Cambodia and ends in a delta in southern Vietnam on the South China Sea. The Thames, which passes through London, flows east into the North Sea, not the Irish Sea. B is wrong because pair 4 is also correct. D is wrong because pairs 1 and 2 are false and pair 3 is true.
Exam tip: Volga to Caspian; Zambezi to Indian Ocean; Mekong to South China Sea; Thames to North Sea.
Practice Questions
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