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With reference to Mekong river, which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?
1. Mekong rises in Tibetan Plateau
2. Mekong delta is situated in Southern Cambodia.
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Explanation
The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia and the 12th longest in the world. Statement 1 is correct as the river originates in the Tibetan Plateau (specifically in the Sanjiangyuan area of Qinghai province, China), where it is known as the Lancang River.
Statement 2 is incorrect because the Mekong Delta is located primarily in southwestern Vietnam. While the river flows through Cambodia and starts to bifurcate near Phnom Penh, the vast alluvial plain known as the Mekong Delta, where the river empties into the South China Sea through a network of distributaries, is geographically and politically situated in Vietnam.