The largest river of the world in terms of drainage area, is-
Nile
Amazon
Congo
None of the above
Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
Zaire
Nile
Niger
Amazon
The longest river of South America –
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
None of the above
Which of the following countries is not under the drainage area of the Nile river-
Chad
Ethiopia
Sudan
More than one of the above
The Blue Nile river originates from
Lake Victoria
Lake Tana
Lake Albert
None of the above
The largest river of Asia is –
Yangtze
Brahmaputra
Hwang Ho
None of the above
Syr and Amu rivers fall into-
Caspian sea
Black sea
Aral sea
None of the above
The river duo, which falls into the Black Sea are –
Volga - Danube
Dnieper - Danube
Ural - Volga
None of the above
River Volga falls into :
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
None of the above
Which of the following river flows through a rift valley?
Amazon
Volga
Rhine
None of the above
Which of the following is not related to Asia?
Niger
Lop Nor
Tigris
More than one of the above
Which of the following river of Africa crosses tropic of Capricorn twice?
Zambezi
Limpopo
Congo
None of the above
Mahaweli Ganga is a river of –
Nepal
India
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
The great Asian river the Mekong does not flow through:
MPPSC 2022
Cambodia
Laos
Malaysia
Thailand
The glacial lake Itasca is the source of the river –
Missouri
Mississippi
Red river
None of the above
At the mouth of which of the following rivers the 'bird's foot' type delta is formed?
Danube
Mississippi
Huang Ho
None of the above
With reference to Mekong River, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Mekong rises in Tibetan Plateau.
2. Mekong falls into the South China sea.
3. It forms the international border between Myanmar - Laos and Laos- Thailand.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
1 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
2 only
Which one of the following is not correctly matched (City - River)?
New York - Hudson
Berlin - Spree
Sydney - Seine
None of the above
'River Seine' flows through the town –
38th BPSC
Paris
Rome
Berlin
None of the above
Which one of the following is not correctly matched (City - River)?
Bonn - Rhine
Cairo - Nile
Vienna - Volga
None of the above
Which of the following capitals is not situated on the banks of Danube river?
Belgrade
Rome
Budapest
None of the above
Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?
Beijing
Shanghai
Manila
None of the above
The greatest delta of the world is formed by –
41st BPSC
Ganga and Brahmaputra
Mississippi - Missouri
Yangtze - Kiang
None of the above
Grand Canyon is –
43rd BPSC
a gorge
a river
a large cannon
None of the above
Chisapani Gorge is located in –
India
Nepal
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Buenos Aires and Montevideo are situated across the banks of :
River Plate
Orinoco River
Purus River
Madeira River
Consider the following statements:
1. Tigris River flows through Turkey and Iraq.
2. Mekong River is a trans-boundary River that flows through parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the above statements is / are incorrect?
Only 1
Only 2
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
In the end of its mountainous journey at Attock, the Indus River is joined by which river from Afghanistan?
68th BPSC
Amu Darya
Kabul River
Helmand River
None of the above
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Rivers)
A. Lena
B. Amur
C. Tigris
D. Mahi
List II (Emptying Into)
1. Persian Gulf
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Arabian Sea
4. Pacific Ocean
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. Paris
B. Kinshasa
C. Bangkok
D. Asuncion
List II (Rivers)
1. Paraguay
2. Chao Phraya
3. Zaire (Cango)
4. Seine
A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Rivers)
A. Shatt-al-Arab
B. Paraguay
C. Niger
D. Danube
List II (Cities)
1. Vienna
2. Basra
3. Asuncion
4. Niamey
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-2, B-3. C-4, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. Khartoum
B. Brazzaville
C. Rotterdam
D. Paris
List II (Rivers)
1. Zaire
2. Nile
3. Seine
4. Rhine
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-2, B-1. C-4, D-3
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. Washington D.C.
B. Berlin
C. Paris
D. Madrid
List II (Rivers)
1. River Manzanares
2. River Seine
3. River Spree
4. River Potomac
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. Bangkok
B. Phnom-Penh
C. Hanoi
D. Yangon
List II (Rivers)
1. Irrawaddy
2. Mekong
3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
4. Red River
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. London
B. Antwerp
C. Rotterdam
D. Hamburg
List II (Rivers)
1. Rhine
2. Scheldt
3. Thames
4. Elbe
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (Cities)
A. Rotterdam
B. Paris
C. Budapest
D. Washington
List II (Rivers)
(1) Seine
(2) Potomac
(3) Rhine
(4) Danube
56-59th BPSC
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:
List-I (River)
A. Colorado
B. Damodar
C. Nile
D. Zambezi
List II (Dam)
1. Aswan
2. Kariba
3. Panchet
4. Hoover
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3