Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

(City) — (River)

1. Budapest — Danube

2. Cologne — Rhine

3. New Orleans — Missouri

4. Hyderabad (India) — Paleru

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. Only 1, 2 and 3
2. B. Only 3 and 4 (Correct answer)
3. C. Only 2, 3 and 4
4. D. Only 1 and 2

Correct Answer

Option B — Only 3 and 4

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 3 and 4.

Key Points

• 3. New Orleans — Missouri is NOT correct. New Orleans stands on the Mississippi, near its mouth. The Missouri is a tributary of the Mississippi and flows nowhere near New Orleans.
• 4. Hyderabad (India) — Paleru is NOT correct. Hyderabad stands on the Musi, a tributary of the Krishna.
• 1. Budapest — Danube ✓ (the Danube divides Buda from Pest).
• 2. Cologne — Rhine ✓.
• The incorrect pairs are 3 and 4, giving option (b).

Additional Information

• World cities on rivers: London — Thames, Paris — Seine, Vienna and Belgrade — Danube, Rome — Tiber, Cairo — Nile, Baghdad — Tigris, Lisbon — Tagus, Washington D.C. — Potomac, Shanghai — Yangtze.
• Indian cities on rivers: Delhi — Yamuna, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna — Ganga, Ahmedabad — Sabarmati, Surat — Tapi, Lucknow — Gomti, Nashik — Godavari, Kolkata — Hooghly, Srinagar — Jhelum, Ludhiana — Sutlej, Jabalpur — Narmada, Cuttack — Mahanadi.
• The Musi is notable in current affairs for its riverfront redevelopment and pollution-abatement projects at Hyderabad.