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World Geography Previously Asked Questions: Rivers of the World
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World Geography Previously Asked Questions: Rivers of the World
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1. Which one of the following rivers of Asia flows towards the South?
2. Largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is
3. The longest river of South America
4. River Volga falls into
5. Match the drainage basin labelled as (a), (b), (c) and (d) with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the code given below the names of the drainage basins.
(a) (b)
(c) (d) DRAINAGE BASIN
1. Ganga-Brahmaputra
2. Indus
3. Parana
4. Zambezi Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
6. Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
7. The largest river of Asia is
8. Which of the following is not related to Asia?
9. The country which provides the best example of radial drainage is
10. The glacial lake Itasca is the source of river
11. Largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is
12. Consider the map given below. Myanmar Salween The river shown on the map is
13. The great Asian river Mekong does not flow through
14. The river duo, which fall into the Black Sea are
15. Match rivers labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the given map with their names given in the list and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
1. St. Lawrence
2. Orinoco
3. Mackenzie
4. Amazon
5. Yukon Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16. Which of the following countries is not under the drainage area of Nile river?
17. The Blue Nile river originates from
18. Mahaweli Ganga is a river of
19. Syr and Amu rivers fall into
20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I
(a) Lena (b) Amur
(c) Tigris (d) Mahi List-II
1. Persian Gulf 2. Arctic Ocean
3. Arabian Sea 4. Pacific Ocean Code
(a) (b) (c) (d)
21. The longest river of South America
22. Mahaweli Ganga is a river of
23. The Blue Nile river originates from
24. Syr and Amu rivers fall into