Which one of the following pairs (River - Direction) is not correctly matched?

The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

• Syr Darya - North-West ✅ (Correct)
  • The Syr Darya River flows northwest from the Tian Shan Mountains (Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan) into Kazakhstan and eventually into the Aral Sea.
• Angara River - North ✅ (Correct)
  • The Angara River originates from Lake Baikal in Russia and flows northward, eventually joining the Yenisei River.
• Amur River - North-East ✅ (Correct)
  • The Amur River forms the border between Russia and China, flowing in a generally northeast direction before emptying into the Sea of Okhotsk.
• Mekong River - South-West ❌ (Incorrect)
  • The Mekong River flows southeast, not southwest, from the Tibetan Plateau through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, emptying into the South China Sea.