Global River Systems & Drainage Basins

Correct Answer: (C) 3 and 4 only

Volga is the longest river in Europe carrying largest volume of water. It drains into Caspian Sea. Zambezi river either crosses or runs along the borders of six countries - Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and finally drains in to Indian Ocean. Thames river originates in the Cotswold Hills and drains into North Sea. Mekong is the longest river in Southeast Asia. It drains into the South China Sea.

Correct Answer: (B) Amazon

South America’s Amazon river is the largest river in terms of its volume of flow in the world. Its area of drainage is about 70 lakhs square km. and the length is approximately 6,400 km. In terms of length, the largest river of the world is the Nile which flows in East Africa up to the distance of 6,650km. Congo River flows in Central Africa and covers distance about 4,700 km and it crosses the equator twice during its flow. Its drainage area is about 3,45,7000 square km. Mississippi-Missouri river system is located in North America and it is the largest river system of North-America.

Correct Answer: (A) Zaire

Congo river is also known as 'Zaire river' is the second longest river after the Nile in the African continent. It crosses the Equator twice. The Congo River's course is unique in that it flows both north and south of the equator, making it the only major river to cross the equator twice. Amazon and Congo are two rivers that flows out of the equatorial zone.

Correct Answer: (A) Amazon

The world's five longest rivers and their respective length is given below :
(River Name) (Length)
Nile 6650 Km
Amazon 6400 Km
Yangtze 6300 Km
Mississippi Missouri-Jefferson 6,275 Km
Yenisei-Angora-Selenge 5,539 Km

Correct Answer: (B) Amazon

Amazon is the longest river in South America. This river is about 6400 km long. Ships can sail up to 1,600 km distance. Apart from this, Nile (6,650 km) of Africa, Mississippi-Missouri Jefferson (6,275 km) of U.S.A., and the river Ganga (2,525 km) of India are the prominent rivers. In terms of length the Nile river is the longest river in the world. It emerges from equatorial countries of Uganda and Burundi and flowing through Sudan and Egypt and falls into the Mediterranean Sea, Mississippi Missouri falls into the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Missouri is the longest river of North America.

Correct Answer: (A) Chad

Countries like Burundi, Rwanda, D.R. Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Egypt are the part of the drainage basin of the Nile river. 'Chad’ does not come under the drainage basin of River Nile. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.

Correct Answer: (B) Lake Tana

The Blue Nile river originates from the lake Tana in Ethiopia. The upper course of the river is called the Abbay in Ethiopia.

Correct Answer: (D) Salween

Amur, Lena and Ob rivers flow towards the north from their origin while the Salween river flows towards the south from its origin.

Correct Answer: (C) Yangtze

The Yangtze river, with a length of 6,300 km., is the longest Asian river. It flows in China and falls into the Pacific Ocean. The length of other rivers is –
Indus - 2880 Km,
Brahmaputra - 2900 Km,
Hwang Ho (Yellow River) - 5464 Km.

Correct Answer: (D) 3 1 4 2

The correct order of drainage basins mentioned in the question are as follows :
A - Parana (South America)
B - Ganga-Brahmaputra (Asia)
C- Zambezi (Africa)
D - Indus (Asia)
Hence, option (d) is the correct option.

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