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 correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- 3 and 4 only
- 1, 2 and 4 only
Explanation
Pair 1 is incorrect
- The Mekong River, known as the Lancang River in China, is a major transboundary river in Southeast Asia and is the twelfth longest river in the world and seventh longest in Asia, with an estimated length of about 4,350 km. Originating from the Tibetan Plateau, it flows through China → Myanmar → Laos → Thailand → Cambodia → Vietnam before draining into the South China Sea through the Mekong Delta. Along its course, the river also forms parts of the international borders between Myanmar and Laos, and Laos and Thailand.
Pair 2 is incorrect
- The River Thames is a 346 km river that flows through southern England. The river passes numerous popular cities, such as London, Reading, Hendley-on-Thomas, Windsor and Oxford, where it is also called the Isis River, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary.
Pair 3 is correct
- Europe’s longest river and the principal waterway of Russia, the Volga arises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows southeastward for 2,325 miles (3,740 kilometers) to empty into the Caspian Sea.
Pair 4 is correct
- The Zambezi (also Zambeze) is the fourth largest river in Africa, and the largest east-flowing waterway. From headwaters in Zambia, it rolls across 2,574 kilometres (1,599 miles) of the south-central African plateau before pouring water and sediment into the Indian Ocean through a vast delta in Mozambique.
- Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River in Africa, straddling the border of Zambia to the east and Zimbabwe to the west.
