RAS question
The Yangtze River flows through which country?
Correct answer: (C) China.
The Yangtze River, also called Chang Jiang, flows through China.
Explanation
The Yangtze is correctly associated with China because Britannica identifies it as the Yangtze River, Chinese Chang Jiang, and describes it as a river in China. At about 6,300 km, it is Asia's longest river and the world's third longest. Its course runs from the Tibetan Plateau across China to the East China Sea near Shanghai, so the country asked for in the MCQ is China, not a neighbouring or similarly large river country. The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric dam, is another major clue tying the river to China.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) India is not the country of the Yangtze; India is linked with the Ganga as its longest river.
- (B) Brazil is associated here with the Amazon River, whereas the Yangtze or Chang Jiang is identified as a river in China.
- (D) Russia has major rivers such as the Ob, Yenisei and Lena, but the Yangtze flows across China to the East China Sea near Shanghai.
Concept
This tests basic world-drainage geography: matching major rivers with their countries and terminal seas. It recurs in RAS because rivers, dams and physical geography landmarks are high-yield map facts.