Consider the following pairs: Pair River Body of Water into which it Discharges 1. Mekong Andaman Sea2. Thames Irish Sea 3. Volga Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 3 only

[C] 3 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2 and 4 only

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: The Mekong River originates in the Tibetan Plateau and discharges into the South China Sea via the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The River Thames flows through London and discharges into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Volga River (Europe’s longest river) drains into the landlocked Caspian Sea.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: The Zambezi River in southern Africa flows eastward and drains into the Indian Ocean (via Mozambique Channel).