Towns and cities along the banks of Rivers MCQs with Explanations
A factual mapping module that connects major global cultural, political, and financial capitals with the specific rivers that facilitated their historical and modern development.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(River) (City)
Shatt-al-Arab 1. Vienna
Paraguay 2. Basra
Niger 3. Asuncion
Danube 4. Niamey
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(D)
2 3 4 1
Correct match is as follows:
(River) (City)
Shatt-al-Arab Basra
Paraguay Asuncion
Niger Niamey
Danube Vienna
Ques: 2
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Sydney - Seine
The correctly matched pairs are given below :
Khartoum - Nile
New York - Hudson
Berlin - Spree
Paris - Seine
Ques: 3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(City) (River)
Khartoum 1. Zaire
Brazzaville 2. Nile
Rotterdam 3. Seine
Paris 4. Rhine
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(A) 2 1 4 3
The correct match of List-I with List-II is as follows –
(City) (River)
Khartoum (Sudan) - Nile
Brazzaville (Congo) - Zaire (Congo river)
Rotterdam (Netherlands) - Rhine
Paris (France) – Seine
Ques: 4
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List- I (City) List-II (Location)
Washington D.C. 1. River Manzanares
Berlin 2. River Seine
Paris 3. River Spree
Madrid 4. River Potomac
Code :
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(D)
4 3 2 1
Spree River : It is a tributary of the Havel river and its length is 403 kilometers. The Spree flows through Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin cities of Germany.
Potomac River: This river flows through south-west Maryland and Washington DC and falls into the Chesapeake Bay.
Seine River : Seine is the second largest river of France after Loire river. It flows in northern France through Paris.
Manzanares river : The Manzanares is one of the main rivers in Central Spain which passes through Madrid. Thus, correct code is option (d).
Ques: 5
Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List- I List- II
(Town) (River)
Berlin 1. Tiber
Lahore 2. Hudson
New York 3. Ravi
Rome 4. Spree
Code:
A B C D
Correct Answer:
(B) 4 3 2 1
Below is the correct match of cities and the rivers on whose banks these are located:
(Town) (River)
Berlin(Germany) - Spree river
Lahore (Pakistan) - Ravi river
New-York (USA) - Hudson river
Rome (Italy) - Tiber river
Thus, correct code is (b).
Ques: 6
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
City - River
Correct Answer:
(A) Berlin - Rhine
Below is the correct match of cities and the rivers on whose banks these are located.
(City) (River)
Berlin(Germany) - Spree river
London (Britain) - Thames river
New York (USA) - Hudson river
Vienna (Austria) - Danube river
Ques: 7
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Vienna - Volga
The correct match of cities and concerned rivers are as follows:
Bonn(Germany) - Rhine river
Cairo (Egypt) - Nile river
New York (USA) - Hudson river
Vienna (Austria) - Danube river
Thus, option (d) is not correctly matched.
Ques: 8
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(City) (Location on the bank of river)
Correct Answer:
(D)
Vienna - Volga River
Vienna, Capital of Austria is located on the banks of Danube river. Danube is Europe's second-longest river, behind the Volga. It is located in Central and Eastern Europe.
Ques: 9
The correct pair is -
Correct Answer:
(D)
Budapest - Danube
The cities and rivers, along whose bank these are situated, are as follows.
Paris (France) - Seine river
Cairo (Egypt) - Nile river
Perth (Australia) - Swan river
Budapest (Hungary) - Danube river
Thus, option (d) is the correct pair.
Ques: 10
Which of the following is correctly matched ?
Correct Answer:
(A) Hamburg - Elbe river
The cities given in the option are located on the bank of -
(City) (River)
Hamburg - Elbe
Belgrade - Danube
Kiev - Dnieper
Lahore - Ravi