World Largest, Smallest, Shortest River and GK Question

World Largest, Smallest, Longest Gk Question

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   Which of the following facts is not true about river Nile?

1. A. It is the longest river in the world.     
2. B. It flows into the red Sea.        Correct Answer
3. C. It covers a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles).      
4. D. It is in African continent.      

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   River Brahmaputra does not flows in Which Country

1. A. India     
2. B. Bhutan        Correct Answer
3. C. China      
4. D. Bangladesh      

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   Which of the following is NOT correct about river Amazon?

1. A. It originates from Andes mountains     
2. B. It is the world’s second largest river after Nile.      
3. C. Madeira is the largest tributary of the Amazon.      
4. D. All of the above are wrong.        Correct Answer

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   Which of the following is the Longest River of Asia?

1. A. Yangtze       Correct Answer
2. B. Ganga      
3. C. Bentara      
4. D. Chao Phraya      

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   Yukon River falls into which sea?

1. A. Atlantic sea     
2. B. Pacific sea      
3. C. Bering sea        Correct Answer
4. D. South China sea      

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   Which of the following river crosses the equator two times?

1. A. Zaire       Correct Answer
2. B. Nile      
3. C. Amazon      
4. D. Mississippi      

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   The famous American river Mississippi flows into the Gulf known as

1. A. The Gulf of Mexico       Correct Answer
2. B. The Gulf of St. Lawrence      
3. C. The Gulf of Ob      
4. D. None of these      

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   Which one of the following rivers passes through the Grand Canyon in the United States?

1. A. Colorado       Correct Answer
2. B. Mississippi      
3. C. Hudson      
4. D. Mackenzie      

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   Which of the following is the deepest river in the world?

1. A. Amazon     
2. B. Nile      
3. C. Congo        Correct Answer
4. D. Volga      

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    Which one of the following Indian rivers does not have its source in Tibet?

1. A. Indus     
2. B. Ganga        Correct Answer
3. C. Sutlej      
4. D. Brahmaputra      

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    Which of the following pairs is correct?

1. A. Tigris : Baghdad       Correct Answer
2. B. Tiber : Paris      
3. C. Seine : Rome      
4. D. Danube : Bonn      

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    Paris is situated on the river

1. A. Danube     
2. B. Seine        Correct Answer
3. C. Tiber      
4. D. Avon      

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    Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is built on which of the following river?

1. A. Cauvery       Correct Answer
2. B. Godavari      
3. C. Krishna      
4. D. Mahanadi      

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    In to which of the following water bodies does the River Nile empty itself?

1. A. Gulf of Oman     
2. B. Red Sea      
3. C. Mediterranean Sea        Correct Answer
4. D. Gulf of Aden      

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    Which of the following rivers has no bridges over it?

1. A. Nile     
2. B. Hwang Ho      
3. C. Amazon        Correct Answer
4. D. Volga      

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    The River Seine is situated in

1. A. Egypt     
2. B. France        Correct Answer
3. C. Poland      
4. D. None of these      

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    From origin to the delta, the Brahmaputra traverses

1. A. Tibet, China and Myanmar (Burma)     
2. B. Bhutan, Nepal and India      
3. C. China, India and Bangladesh        Correct Answer
4. D. India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma)      

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    On the banks of which are the capital cities of Austria, Serbia and Hungary located?

1. A. Seine     
2. B. Volga      
3. C. Euphrates      
4. D. Danube        Correct Answer

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    On which of the following rivers is the Aswan Dam located?

1. A. Irrawady     
2. B. Hwang Ho      
3. C. Nile        Correct Answer
4. D. Congo      

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    Mesopotamian civilization thrived in the area between which two rivers?

1. A. Euphrates and Nile     
2. B. Tigris and Euphrates        Correct Answer
3. C. Nile and Tigris      
4. D. Euphrates and Diyala      

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    Which country does not have any river flowing through it?

1. A. Saudi Arabia       Correct Answer
2. B. Iran      
3. C. Turkey      
4. D. Iraq      

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    What name does Brahmaputra take as it discharges into the Bay of Bengal?

1. A. Ganga     
2. B. Jamuna        Correct Answer
3. C. Padma      
4. D. Meghna      

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    On which of the following rivers are the famous Victoria falls located?

1. A. Zambezi       Correct Answer
2. B. Nile      
3. C. Congo      
4. D. Mississippi      

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    New York city is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers?

1. A. Danube     
2. B. St. Lawrence      
3. C. Hudson        Correct Answer
4. D. Hamburg      

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    Which one of the following cities is located on the bank of the Irrawady river?

1. A. Bangkok     
2. B. Hanoi      
3. C. Manila      
4. D. Yangon        Correct Answer

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    Which one among the following rivers is the longest?

1. A. Amazon       Correct Answer
2. B. Amur      
3. C. Congo      
4. D. Lena      

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    What is the length of the Nile (appx), which is the longest in the world?

1. A. 5890 km     
2. B. 6690 km        Correct Answer
3. C. 7320 km      
4. D. 4950 km