Drainage System (World Geography)

Total Questions: 24

21. Which river passes through maximum number of countries? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 7.06.2019(Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Danube
Solution:The Danube passes through ten different countries.

Danube River

  • Second longest river in Europe
  • Flows through 10 countries including Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania into the Black Sea

22. Which of the following is the longest river in Europe? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Volga
Solution:The Volga River is considered the longest European River, flowing for a distance of 2,294 miles. It travels the length of Russia in a southerly direction and empties into the Caspian Sea.

23. Which river flows through ten countries? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Danube
Solution:The Danube passes through ten different countries.

Danube River

  • Second longest river in Europe
  • Flows through 10 countries including Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania into the Black Sea

24. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is __ . [S.S.C. Online C.G.L.(T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Trellis
Solution:A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is Trellis. Trellis pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other.