GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau in Anuppur district Madhya Pradesh. India and flows westwards over a length of 1, 312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assertion (A): The Narmada and the Tapi are west flowing rivers and drains into the Arabian sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada river that flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat. It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay.