Rivers of the World One Liner Questions & Answers

By IASbook Team November 23, 2023 World Geography 0 Comments

	Question	Answer
1	The largest river in the world in terms of drainage area is –	Amazon
2	Which rivers cross the Equator twice?	Zaire
3	Which river is the longest?	Amazon
4	The longest river in South America –	Amazon
5	Which countries are not under the drainage area of the Nile River –	Chad
6	The Blue Nile River originates from –	Lake Tana
7	Which rivers of Asia flow towards the south?	Salween
8	The largest river in Asia is –	Yangtze
9	Which lakes is located entirely within the United States?	Michigan
10	Syr and Amu rivers fall into –	Aral Sea
11	The river duo, which falls into the Black Sea area –	Dnieper- Danube
12	River Volga falls into –	Caspian Sea
13	Which river flows through a rift valley?	Rhine
14	Which river of Africa crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice?	Limpopo
15	The country which provides the best example of radial drainage is –	Sri Lanka
16	Mahaweli Ganga is a river of –	Sri Lanka
17	The great Asian river the Mekong does not flow through –	Malaysia
18	The glacial lake Itasca is the source of the river –	Mississippi
19	At the mouth of which rivers the ‘bird’s foot’ type delta is formed?	Mississippi