UPSC Prelims 2023 – Question 8

Q8. Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?

(a) Cameroon

(b) Nigeria

(c) South Sudan

(d) Uganda

Correct Answer: Option (a)

• The Congo Basin is a vast region in Central Africa that encompasses several countries, including Cameroon. It is the world’s second-largest river basin (next to that of the Amazon), comprising an area of more than 1.3 million square miles (3.4 million square km). The vast drainage area of the Congo River includes almost the whole of the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, western Zambia, northern Angola, and parts of Cameroon and Tanzania.
• Hence, option (a) is correct.

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