Geomorphology : Landforms In India & Across The World

Q 29 / 32

UPSC CSE Prelims 1998

Match the rivers labelled A, B, C, and D on the given map with their names from the list and select the correct Answer:

Figure for the question: Match the rivers labelled A, B, C, and D on the given map with their names from the list…
List-I List-II
A 1. St. Lawrence
B 2. Orinoco
C 3. Mackenzie
D 4. Amazon
5. Yukon

Codes

EXPLANATION

Correct Option

  • A: Yukon River (5) – Located in northwestern North America.
  • B: Mackenzie River (3) – Situated in northwestern Canada.
  • C: St. Lawrence River (1) – Found in eastern Canada.
  • D: Orinoco River (2) – Located in northern South America.

Incorrect Options

Options (a), (c), and (d) contain inaccuracies in matching the rivers to their geographical locations on the map:

  • Option (a) incorrectly matches A with the Amazon River (4), which is located in South America, not northwestern North America. It also incorrectly matches D with the St. Lawrence River (1), which is in eastern North America, not northern South America.
  • Option (c) incorrectly matches B with the Amazon River (4), which is in South America, not northwestern Canada. It also incorrectly matches D with the Mackenzie River (3), which is in northwestern Canada, not northern South America.
  • Option (d) incorrectly matches A with the Mackenzie River (3), which is in northwestern Canada, not northwestern North America. It also incorrectly matches B with the St. Lawrence River (1), which is in eastern Canada, not northwestern Canada. Additionally, C is incorrectly matched with the Amazon River (4), which is in South America, not eastern Canada.
SOURCECertificate Physical and Human Geography by G.C. Leong, Chapter 10: Lakes and Rivers