Identify from the following the statement which is not correct about the Rhine waterways.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, France and Russia.
Option (1) It is navigable for 700 km. — Correct about the Rhine. Ships can sail on it for 700 km, from Rotterdam in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland.
Option (2) It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area. — Correct about the Rhine. This is the Ruhr coalfield region, where Dusseldorf is the Rhine port.
Option (3) Ocean-going vessels can reach upto Cologne. — Correct about the Rhine. Big sea ships can go up the river as far as Cologne.
Option (4) It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, France and Russia. — Not correct about the Rhine. The Rhine connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands; it does not reach Russia. NTA changed the countries of the book line, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Rhine Waterways … The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands. It is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland. Ocean-going vessels can reach up to Cologne. The Ruhr river joins the Rhine from the east. It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area. Dusseldorf is the Rhine port for this region. Huge tonnage moves along the stretch south of the Ruhr. This waterway is the world’s most heavily used. Each year more than 20,000 ocean-going ships and 2,00,000 inland vessels exchange their cargoes. It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands with the North Atlantic Sea Route.” |