Towns and Cities along the Banks of Rivers

Total Questions: 20

11. Which of the following is correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

(a) Hamburg - Elbe river
(b) Belgrade - Seine river
(c) Kiev - Don river
(d) Lahore - Sutluj river

Correct Answer: (a) Hamburg - Elbe river

Solution:The cities given in the option are located on the bank of -

(City)	(River)
Hamburg	Elbe
Belgrade	Danube
Kiev	Dnieper
Lahore	Ravi

12. Which of the following capitals is not situated on the banks of Danube river ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]

(a) Belgrade
(b) Budapest
(c) Rome
(d) Vienna

Correct Answer: (c) Rome

Solution:Rome is the capital of Italy located on the banks of River Tiber, not the Danube while Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade are the capital cities along Danube river.

13. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Beijing
(b) Ho Chi Minh City
(c) Shanghai
(d) Manila

Correct Answer: (c) Shanghai

Solution:The Huangpu river is a 113 kilometres long river flowing through Shanghai (China). It divides the city into two regions; Pudong to the east and Puxi to the west. It is a major source of drinking water for Shanghai. Shanghai also situated on the mouth of Yangtze river.

14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : [I.A.S.(Pre) 2007]

List-I	List-II
A. Lena	1. Persian Gulf
B. Amur	2. Arctic Ocean
C. Tigris	3. Arabian Sea
D. Mahi	4. Pacific Ocean

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The rivers along whose banks these South East Asian cities are located, are as follows-

Bangkok - Bangkok is the capital of Thailand which is situated on the bank of the Chao Phraya river (Menam river).

Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia. It is located on the banks of the Mekong river.

Hanoi - Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the city lies on the right bank of the Red River.

Yangon - Yangon was formerly the capital of Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the banks of Irrawaddy river the longest river of Myanmar.

15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : [U.P.P.C.S(Mains) 2003]

List-I (River)	List-II (Country)
A. Potomac	1. England
B. Nile	2.USA
C. Tigris	3. Iraq
D. Thames	4. Sudan

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match of the river and related countries is as follows :

(River)	(Country)
Potomac	USA
Nile	Sudan
Tigris	Iraq
Thames	England

16. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? [U.P. Lower Sub.(pre) 2009]

(a) Belgrade - Danube
(b) Lisbon - Tiber
(c) Warsaw - Vistula
(d) Washington - Potomac

Correct Answer: (b) Lisbon - Tiber

Solution:The Tiber is the third longest river of Italy. It flows through the city of Rome and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea. Thus, option (b) is not correctly matched. Other options are matched correctly.

17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

List - I	List - II
A. London	1. Rhine
B. Antwerp	2. Scheldt
C. Rotterdam	3. Thames
D. Hamburg	4. Elbe

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

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct match of the list -I with List -II is as follows :

City	River
London	Thames
Antwerp	Scheldt
Rotterdam	Rhine
Hamburg	Elbe

18. Match the rivers with the cities through which they are flowing and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

City	River
A. Rotterdam	(1) Seine
B. Paris	(2) Potomac
C. Budapest	(3) Rhine
D. Washington	(4) Danube

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

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match of given cities with their related rivers is as follows :

City	River
Rotterdam	Rhine
Paris	Seine
Budapest	Danube
Washington D. C.	Potomac

19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

List-I (City)	List-II (River)
A. Khartoum	1. Zaire
B. Brazzaville	2. Nile
C. Rotterdam	3. Seine
D. Paris	4. Rhine

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

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correct match of List-I with List-II is as follows –

City	River
Khartoum	Nile (Confluence of White Nile and Blue Nile
Brazzaville	Zaire (Congo river)
Rotterdam	Rhine
Paris	Seine

20. A geographical unit that collects, stores and release water is called : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(a) Wet land
(b) Waste land
(c) Water reserve
(d) Watershed

Correct Answer: (d) Watershed

Solution:A geographical unit that collects, stores and release water is called watershed or catchment area. It’s a land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean.

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