SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which river is described below?"Ferries crossing the river between Texas and Mexico have been in operation for 60 years. With the proper credentials and 75 cents, each day 2, 000 day-workers make the ten minute journey into the United States.”
A
Colorado River
B
Mississippi River
C
Rio Grande River
D
San Juan River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Los Ebanos Ferry or El Chalán, formally known as the Los Ebanos-Diaz Ordaz Ferry, is a hand-operated cable ferry that travels across the Rio Grande between Los Ebanos, Texas, and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the Mexican-American War-during Texas’ first round of being a U.S. state-the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo established the Rio Grande as the border between the United States and Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Red River is the second-largest river basin in the southern Great Plains. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows east, where it serves as the border between the states of Texas and Oklahoma. It forms a short border between Texas and Arkansas before entering Arkansas.

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