10 Important Rivers of the World - GK Questions for Class 2

Answer the following General Knowledge questions on Important Rivers of the World list:

Q1. Name the largest river (4195 miles long) in the world in terms of water volume.

a) Ganga b) Nile c) Amazon d) Yangtze/Chang Jiang

Q2. ______is the longest river (4160 miles long) in the world.

a) Nile b) Congo c) Mississippi d) Yenisei

Q3. Which is the longest river (3917 miles long) in Asia and the third longest river in the world?

a) Congo b) Yangtze/Chang Jiang c) Ganga d) Brahmaputra

Q4. Name the river which flows in the United States of America and its drainage basin extends into the Canadian territory. It stretches up to 3902 miles in length.

a) Mississippi b) Amazon c) Yenisei d) Yellow River/Huang He

Q5. ______river is one of the greatest Siberian rivers that stretches from the Altay Mountains and flows directly into the Arctic Ocean. It is 3364 miles long.

a) Yenisei b) Ob-Irtysh/Ob c) Yangtze/Chang Jiang d) Paraná

Q6. Which of the following rivers is located in South America and the second largest river in the continent that is about 3030 miles long?

a) Yellow River/Huang He b) Yangtze/Chang Jiang c) Paraná d) Amazon

Q7. ______was previously known as the Zaire river that stretches across the African continent and crosses the equator twice. It is about 2922 miles long. It is also known as the deepest river in the world with a depth of 700 feet.

a) Mississippi b) Yenisei c) Amur/Heilong Jiang d) Congo

Q8. Name the fourth longest (3445 miles long) and most scenic river in the world. It starts from Mongolia, flows through Siberia and then further flows north towards the Arctic Ocean.

a) Brahmaputra b) Yenisei c) Paraná d) Yangtze/Chang Jiang

Q9. Which of the following rivers is also called the Huang He? Its basin is regarded as the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization and holds a symbolic significance in China. It is about 3395 miles long.

a) Yenisei b) Ob-Irtysh c) Yellow River d) Yangtze/Chang Jiang

Q10. ______is the tenth longest river (2763 miles long) in the world, which is also known as the Heilong Jiang which means “Black dragon river”. This river extends between Russia and north-eastern China along the border.

a) Amur b) Brahmaputra c) Nile d) Yellow River/Huang He

Answers:

1. c) 2. a) Nile 3. b) Yangtze/Chang 4. a) Mississippi 5. b) Ob- Amazon Jiang Irtysh/Ob

6. c) Paraná 7. d) 8. b) Yenisei 9. c) Yellow 10. a) Amur Congo River