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UPSC 2020: Consider the following pairs: River —— Empties into 1. Mekong —— Andaman Sea 2. Thames —— Adriatic Sea 3. Volga —— Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi —— Indian Ocean Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)3 only
(c)3 and 4
(d)1, 2 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 3 and 4
The Volga empties into the Caspian Sea and the Zambezi into the Indian Ocean, so pairs 3 and 4 are correct. The Mekong flows into the South China Sea (not the Andaman Sea) and the Thames into the North Sea (not the Adriatic), making pairs 1 and 2 incorrect. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/place/Volga-River?utm_source=openai))
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