Which of these rivers primarily flows in South Africa?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRB ALP CBT I 31 Aug 2018 Shift 1 Official Paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is Orange River

Key Points

The orange river is the longest river (about 2,500 km) in South Africa and it flows primarily there. Hence option 1 is correct.
It originates from the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho and flows west and finally drains into the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay.
The orange river extends into Namibia and Botswana.
Lesotho is a small landlocked country in South Africa.

Additional Information

The Nile, the longest river (length of about 6,600 km) in the world, is a major north-flowing river in South Africa.
- It originates at Lake Victoria, flows through Egypt, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan etc and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.
The Congo river or earlier called the Zaire river is the second longest river (after the Nile river) and also the second largest river in the world by discharge volume.
- It flows through the Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Western Zambia and some parts of Tanzania and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Niger river is a river in South Africa which originates from Guinea Highlands in Guinea and flows through Mali, Niger, Benin, and Nigeria and drains into the Atlantic Ocean.