Question

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?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2 and 4 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 3 and 4 only

The correct answer is 3 and 4 only.

• Four major rivers flow into the Irish Sea, the River Clyde in Scotland, the River Dee in Wales, the River Liffey in the Republic of Ireland, and the River Mersey in England. While Thames river flows into the north sea, hence 2 is incorrect.
• Volga River, Terek River, Ural River, and Mtkvari River flows into the Caspian Sea. Hence 3 is correct.
• Mekong River drains into the South China Sea. It is the 11th largest river of the world and its length is 4880 km. It flows through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Hence 1 is incorrect.
• The Zambezi, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Indus, Jubba, and Murray rivers and the Shatt al-Arab, Wadi Ad Dawasir, and Limpopo rivers, etc. drain into the Indian Ocean, hence 4 is correct.