DRAINAGE OF INDIA
INDIAN DRAINAGE
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Telangana
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Chattisgarh
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Andhrapradesh
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Orissa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option 4 is the correct answer: the Godavari River does not pass through Gujarat. Godavari River: It is a 1465 km long river originating from Brahmgiri hills (Trimbakeshwar) in the Western Ghats, Maharashtra. It is the largest peninsular river and second largest river of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -It has its catchment in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Its important tributaries are Narangi, Boardhig, Kotri, Nibra and Bandia on the right and Nandiraj and Dantewara on the left. Important water resources project is Upper Indravati dam in Odisha.. Sabari is the last tributary of the Godavari.
Detailed explanation-3: -i.e. River Krishna does not pass through Odisha. Krishna River Basin states are: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka. Krishna River is 1300 Kilometers long. It is the fourth largest river in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rajasthan. Hint:After the Ganges River, which originates from Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra, the Godavari is the second longest river in India. It flows east for 1, 465 kilometres (910 mi), draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%) and Odisha (5.7%).