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UPSC Prelims 1984 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
Which of the following pairs is correct? City — River
- (a) Baghdad — Tigris
- (b) Bonn — Danube
- (c) Rome — Seine
- (d) Paris — Tiber
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Answer: (a) Baghdad — Tigris
Baghdad stands on the Tigris.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Bonn is on the Rhine.
(c) Rome is on the Tiber.
(d) Paris is on the Seine.
The trap
Options c and d swap the Seine and the Tiber.
🔒 Tigris: Baghdad, Mosul · Euphrates: Raqqa, Nasiriyah · Shatt al-Arab: Basra.
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