Q. Which of the following statements with regard to Russian rivers is/are correct?
1.The Volga River is Europe’s largest river in terms of total volume discharge and drainage basin area.
2.The Ob River system lies in Western Siberia and flows northward into the Gulf of Ob in the Kara Sea.
3.The Indigirka River flows entirely within Western Europe and empties directly into the Mediterranean Sea.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Volga River basin covers over and carries the largest discharge of any European river.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Ob River is a primary river of Western Siberia, terminating in the Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean).
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The Indigirka River is located in the Russian Far East (Yakutia) and drains into the East Siberian Sea (Arctic Ocean), not Western Europe or the Mediterranean.
