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The river shown on the map is

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(a) Irrawaddy
(b) Mekong
(c) Chao Phraya
(d) Salween
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Answer: (d) Salween

“From Aceh in the far north-west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The Archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits

(a) West Indies
(b) Japan
(c) Philippines
(d) Indonesia
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Answer: (d) Indonesia