RAS question
The Nile River flows through which continent and empties into which sea?
Correct answer: (B) Africa — Mediterranean Sea.
The Nile River flows through northeastern Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt.
Explanation
The Nile is a major river of Africa, and the question tests both its continental setting and its outlet. Britannica describes it as rising south of the Equator and flowing northward through northeastern Africa before draining into the Mediterranean Sea. This matches the standard school-geography picture: the river runs through or borders several countries, including Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt, and in Egypt it reaches the Mediterranean after forming a large delta. Therefore, the continent-sea pair is Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, not any ocean or the Red Sea.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Africa is the right continent, but the Nile drains into the Mediterranean Sea rather than the Atlantic Ocean.
- (C) Asia is the wrong continent because the Nile is identified as an African river flowing through northeastern Africa.
- (D) Africa is correct, but the Nile's outlet is the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt, not the Red Sea.
Concept
This tests the world geography theme of major rivers: their continents, direction of flow, and drainage destinations. RAS repeatedly asks such map-based facts because they connect physical geography with regional location and river systems.