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Question
Choose the odd man out:
Tributary of river Amazon.
Options
Paru river
Purus river
Parana river
Juruika river
Solution
Parana river
Explanation:
The Parana River is the odd one out because it is not a tributary of the Amazon River; unlike the others, it flows through southern Brazil into the Rio de la Plata.
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