Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Ural and Dnieper Rivers:
1.The Ural River rises in the Ural Mountains and serves as a natural, traditional geographical boundary dividing Europe and Asia.
2.The Dnieper River flows through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine before emptying directly into the landlocked Caspian Sea.
3.Both the Ural and Dnieper rivers share the exact same headwater source location within the Valdai Hills of Western Russia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Ural River flows through Russia and Kazakhstan, and its channel is traditionally recognized as the boundary that demarcates the European and Asian continents. It empties into the Caspian Sea.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The Dnieper River drains into the Black Sea, not the Caspian Sea. It is a critical maritime transit river for Ukraine.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The Dnieper rises in the Valdai Hills, but the Ural River rises far to the east in the Ural Mountains (Southern Russia).
