Which river forms the largest drainage basin in the world?

Mississippi

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Nile

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Yangtze Kiang

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Amazon

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Solution

The correct option is D Amazon
The Amazon river forms the largest drainage basin in the world.
The river originates from the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains situated in Peru. It receives a massive average discharge of 209,000 cubic metres of water per second,

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