Consider the following pairs: River — Flows into 1. Mekong — Andaman Sea 2. Thames — Irish Sea 3. Volga —…

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 correctly matched?
  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2 and 4 only

Solution

Mekong flows into South China Sea, not Andaman Sea (1 wrong). Thames flows into the North Sea via English Channel, not Irish Sea (2 wrong). Volga flows into Caspian Sea (3 correct). Zambezi flows into Indian Ocean via Mozambique (4 correct). Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2020

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