Question

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :

List – I River	List – II Dam
A. Colorado	1. Aswan
B. Damodar	2. Cariba
C. Nile	3. Panchet Hill
D. Zambezi	4. Hoover

1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
2. A - 1, B - 3, C - 4, D - 2
3. A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2
4. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

The correct answer is A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2.

List – I River	List – II Dam
Colorado	Hoover
Damodar	Panchet Hill
Nile	Aswan
Zambezi	Cariba

• Colorado River is a major river in North America.
  • The river is rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, U.S., and flowing generally west and south for 2,330 kilometers into the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico.
  • Its drainage basin covers 637,000 square kilometers and includes parts of seven states—Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and California.
• Damodar River, river in northeastern India, rising with its many tributaries, notably the Bokaro and Konar, in the Chota Nagpur plateau of south-central Bihar state.
  • ​It follows a generally eastward course for 592 km through West Bengal to join the Hugli River southwest of Kolkata.
• Nile River is the longest river in the world.
  • It is called the father of African rivers.
  • It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea. 
• Zambezi River is draining a large portion of south-central Africa.
  • Together with its tributaries, it forms the fourth largest river basin of the continent.
  • The river flows eastward for about 3,540 kilometers from its source on the Central African Plateau to empty into the Indian Ocean.