CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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Which of the following peninsular rivers is westward flowing?
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Mahanadi
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Godavari
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Tapti
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Cauvery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The major west-flowing rivers in Peninsular India are Narmada and Tapi.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two major west flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi. This exceptional behavior is because these rivers didn’t form valleys and instead they flow through faults (linear rift, rift valley, trough) created due to the bending of the northern peninsula during the formation process of Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Krishna and Kaveri rivers are peninsular rivers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries.
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