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Q: The largest river of Asia is…………
  • A. Yangtze
  • B. Yenisi
  • C. Indus
  • D. Mekong
Correct Answer: Option A - Yangtze River is longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). Its basin, extending for some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from west to east and for more than 600 miles (1,000 km) from north to south, drains an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km). It flows from its source on the Plateau of Tibet to its mouth on the East China Sea.
A. Yangtze River is longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). Its basin, extending for some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from west to east and for more than 600 miles (1,000 km) from north to south, drains an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km). It flows from its source on the Plateau of Tibet to its mouth on the East China Sea.

Explanations:

Yangtze River is longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 km). Its basin, extending for some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from west to east and for more than 600 miles (1,000 km) from north to south, drains an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km). It flows from its source on the Plateau of Tibet to its mouth on the East China Sea.