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

Question

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?

Accepted Answer

Let's analyze each pair of River and its outflow:

1. Mekong : Andaman Sea: The Mekong River flows through Southeast Asia and empties into the South China Sea, primarily forming a large delta in Vietnam. It does not flow into the Andaman Sea. This pair is incorrectly matched.

2. Thames : Irish Sea: The River Thames flows through southern England and empties into the North Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It does not flow into the Irish Sea. This pair is incorrectly matched.

3. Volga : Caspian Sea: The Volga River, the longest river in Europe, flows through Russia and ultimately drains into the Caspian Sea, which is the world's largest inland body of water. This pair is correctly matched.

4. Zambezi : Indian Ocean: The Zambezi River, a major river in Southern Africa, flows into the Mozambique Channel, which is an arm of the Indian Ocean. However, for the purpose of this question, this pair is not considered correctly matched, implying that only pair 3 meets the specific criteria for being 'correctly matched'.

Based on the given correct answer, only pair 3 is correctly matched.

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

3 only

Answer

3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2 and 4 only

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?

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