Towns and Cities along the Banks of Rivers

Total Questions: 20

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re Exam) 2016]

List-I	List-II
(River)	(City)
A. Shatt-al-Arab	1. Vienna
B. Paraguay	2. Basra
C. Niger	3. Asuncion
D. Danube	4. Niamey

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	2
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	2	3	4	1

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Correct match is as follows:

(River)	(City)
Shatt-al-Arab	Basra
Paraguay	Asuncion
Niger	Niamey
Danube	Vienna

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below lists: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

List-I (Cities)	List-II (Rivers)
A. Paris	1. Paraguay
B. Kinshasa	2. Chao Phraya
C. Bangkok	3. Zaire (Congo)
D. Asuncion	4. Seine

Codes	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	1	2	3
(b)	3	4	1	2
(c)	4	3	2	1
(d)	1	2	3	4

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The Capitals of France, Thailand, Paraguay, and Dem. Republic of Congo are Paris, Bangkok, Asuncion, and Kinshasa respectively, and they are located on the banks of Seine, Chao Phraya, Paraguay, and Congo (Zaire) respectively. Thus, answer option ‘c’ is correctly matched.

3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Khartoum - Nile
(b) New York - Hudson
(c) Berlin - Spree
(d) Sydney - Seine

Correct Answer: (d) Sydney - Seine

Solution:The correctly matched pairs are given below:

Khartoum - Nile (Confluence of White Nile and Blue Nile)

New York - Hudson

Berlin - Spree

Paris - Seine

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

List-I (City)	List-II (Location)
A. Washington D.C.	1. River Manzanares
B. Berlin	2. River Seine
C. Paris	3. River Spree
D. Madrid	4. River Potomac

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	4	1	2	3
(c)	2	1	4	3
(d)	4	3	2	1

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Spree River : It is a tributary of the Havel river and its length is approx. 403 kilometer.

Potomac River : This river flows through south-west Maryland to Washington DC and falls into the Chesapeake Bay.

Seine River : Seine is the second longest river of France after Loire river. It flows in northern France through Paris.

Manzanares river : The Manzanares is one of the main rivers in Central Spain which passes through Madrid. Thus, correct code is option (d).

5. 'River Seine' flows through the town – [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Rome
(d) Frankfurt

Correct Answer: (b) Paris

Solution:Spree River : It is a tributary of the Havel river and its length is approx. 403 kilometer.

Potomac River : This river flows through south-west Maryland to Washington DC and falls into the Chesapeake Bay.

Seine River : Seine is the second longest river of France after Loire river. It flows in northern France through Paris.

Manzanares river : The Manzanares is one of the main rivers in Central Spain which passes through Madrid. Thus, correct code is option (d).

6. Paris the capital of France, is located on the bank of - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Rhone
(b) Rhine
(c) Seine
(d) Sone

Correct Answer: (c) Seine

Solution:Spree River : It is a tributary of the Havel river and its length is approx. 403 kilometer.

Potomac River : This river flows through south-west Maryland to Washington DC and falls into the Chesapeake Bay.

Seine River : Seine is the second longest river of France after Loire river. It flows in northern France through Paris.

Manzanares river : The Manzanares is one of the main rivers in Central Spain which passes through Madrid. Thus, correct code is option (d).

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999 U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2002-03]

List-I (Town)	List-II (River)
A. Berlin	1. Tiber
B. Lahore	2. Hudson
C. New York	3. Ravi
D. Rome	4. Spree

Code	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	1	2	1
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	1	4	2	3

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Below is the correct match of cities and the rivers on whose banks these are located:

(Town)	(River)
Berlin (Germany)	Spree river
Lahore (Pakistan)	Ravi river
New York (USA)	Hudson river
Rome (Italy)	Tiber river

Thus, correct code is (b).

8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

City	River
(a) Berlin	Rhine
(b) London	Thames
(c) New York	Hudson
(d) Vienna	Danube

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:

(City)	(River)
Berlin (Germany)	Spree river
London (Britain)	Thames river
New York (USA)	Hudson river
Vienna (Austria)	Danube river

9. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016 U.P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Bonn – Rhine
(b) Cairo – Nile
(c) New York – Hudson
(d) Vienna – Volga

Correct Answer: (b) Cairo – Nile

Solution:The correct match of cities and concerned rivers are as follows:

City	River
Bonn (Germany)	Rhine river
Cairo (Egypt)	Nile river
New York (USA)	Hudson river
Vienna (Austria)	Danube river

Thus option (d) is not correctly matched.

10. The correct pair is - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Paris - Swan
(b) Perth - Seine
(c) Cairo - Congo
(d) Budapest - Danube

Correct Answer: (d) Budapest - Danube

Solution:The cities and rivers, along whose bank these are situated, are as follows.

Paris (France) — Seine river

Cairo (Egypt) — Nile river

Perth (Australia) — Swan river

Budapest (Hungary) — Danube river

Thus option (d) is the correct pair.

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Towns and Cities along the Banks of Rivers

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re Exam) 2016]

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below lists: [U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]

3. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

5. 'River Seine' flows through the town – [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

6. Paris the capital of France, is located on the bank of - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999 U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2002-03]

8. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

9. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016 U.P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

10. The correct pair is - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

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