UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 68

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
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Answer: (C) 3 and 4 only

Explanation

The Mekong drains into the South China Sea and the Thames into the North Sea. The Volga flows into the Caspian Sea and the Zambezi into the Indian Ocean (Mozambique Channel).