Match the List-I (river) with List-II (country) and choose the correct answer from the following:
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Nile | I. | South America |
| B. | Amazon | II. | USA |
| C. | Mississippi | III. | China |
| D. | Yangtze Kiang | IV. | Africa |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Each river is matched with the region it flows through.
A. Nile — this matches IV. Africa. The Nile, the longest river in the world, flows north through north-east Africa, across Uganda, Sudan and Egypt, into the Mediterranean Sea.
B. Amazon — this matches I. South America. The Amazon rises in the Andes of Peru and flows east across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean; it carries more water than any other river.
C. Mississippi — this matches II. USA. The Mississippi flows south through the middle of the USA into the Gulf of Mexico.
D. Yangtze Kiang — this matches III. China. The Yangtze (Chang Jiang), the longest river of Asia, flows east across China and enters the East China Sea at Shanghai.