Question

_______ is called “the gift of Nile”.
A. Egypt
B. Sudan
C. Congo
D. India

Answer 1

Hint:Nile is a river which flows in the northeastern part of Africa and is known to be the longest river in Africa with a length of 6,650 kilometers.
The drainage basin of the Nile covers 11 countries in total.
The eleven countries are Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Republic of Sudan and Egypt.

Complete answer:
Option A, Egypt is situated in northern African which is linked to the southwestern Asia connected with a bridge named Sinai Peninsula. It is a well-known oldest civilization where the development of writing, agriculture, urbanization etc. have taken place. It is surrounded by Gaza Strip and Israel in the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea to the east portion, Sudan in the south and Libya in the west portion.
Usually Egypt is a desert region and it has only one source of water, i.e. Nile. A Greek historian, Herodotus gave the name to the region as “the Gift of River Nile” because of the dependence on the river for survival. It is believed that the region relied on the annual floods of the river which began on 15th August going on continuously for two weeks that deposited silt in the region giving three kinds of crops annually. The river provided water for cooking, washing, bathing, growth of wild vegetables, fishes, helps in the irrigation process and development of rich soil necessary for the crops etc. bringing prosperity in the region. Thus, it is the appropriate answer.
Option B is not the appropriate answer.
Option C is also not the relevant answer.
Option D, India has no relevance because it does not flow in any part of it.

Hence the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: The River Nile has two tributaries – the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
The White Nile is referred to as the headwaters and the mainstream of the Nile.
Whereas, the Blue Nile is considered the main source of water which is 80% water and silt.