Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) Cameroon
South-eastern Cameroon lies in the Congo Basin rainforest: its Dja Faunal Reserve and Lobéké National Park are part of the basin's dense forests. Nigeria drains mainly to the Niger, while South Sudan and Uganda lie in the Nile basin.
- ✓ (a) Cameroon shares the north-western Congo Basin with the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo; UNESCO sites such as Sangha Trinational and the Dja Faunal Reserve lie in its forests.
- ✗ (b) Nigeria's main river system is the Niger and its tributary the Benue, which flow to the Gulf of Guinea, not the Congo.
- ✗ (d) Uganda, like South Sudan, drains into the White Nile system through Lake Victoria and Lake Albert, so it belongs to the Nile basin.
Remember · Congo Basin countries: DR Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. Uganda and South Sudan: Nile basin; Nigeria: Niger basin.
Sources
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Sangha Trinational ↗ “Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha.”
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Dja Faunal Reserve (Cameroon) ↗ “Founded in 1950, the Dja Faunal Reserve is an integral part of the dense rain forests that form the Congo Basin.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2023, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·