Rivers Flows into
- Mekong Andaman Sea
- Thames Irish Sea
- Volga Caspian Sea
- 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
Answer: (c)
Pair 1 is not correctly matched:
The Mekong River is one of the world’s great rivers. Covering a distance of nearly 5,000 km from its source on the Tibetan Plateau in China to the Mekong Delta, the river flows through six countries: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Mekong Basin can be divided into two parts: the “upper Mekong basin” in Tibet, and the “lower Mekong basin” from Yunnan downstream from China to the South China Sea.
Pair 2 is not correctly matched: River Thames travels over 210 miles through the heart of some of England’s most picturesque towns, including London, right into the centre of London and eventually, out into the North Sea.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Volga River is the longest in Europe. Its basin lies entirely within the Russian Federation. It is often called Mother Volga by the Russians. It is thought of as the lifeblood of Russia. The Volga rises or starts northwest of Moscow in the Valdai Hills. From there it flows north above Moscow, and then south and southeast to the Caspian Sea. At the Caspian Sea, the Volga is an important source of water for the sea and its famous sturgeon fishery.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. It serves as the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe thundering over Victoria Falls.
