GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Volga (/ˈvɒlɡə, ˈvoʊlɡə/; Russian: ́) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of 3, 531 km (2, 194 mi), and a catchment area of 1, 360, 000 km2 (530, 000 sq mi).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rising from a small spring in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow, the river flows southeast in a great arc over 3690 km before spilling into the Caspian Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Notable rivers of Russia in Europe are the Volga, Don, Kama, Oka and the Northern Dvina. In Asia, important rivers are the Ob, Irtysh, Yenisey, Angara River, Lena, Amur, Yana, Indigirka and Kolyma. In the list below, the rivers are grouped by the seas or oceans into which they flow.

Detailed explanation-5: -Annual mean discharge is 230 km3. Many of the rivers that comprise the Volga river system are highly regulated, the main course itself being characterized by having a large number of reservoirs and no parts remaining with a natural regime unchanged by flow regultion.