INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

NORTHEN PLALNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The rivers ____ and ____ flow across the northern part of the western coastal plain and empty into the ____ ____
A
Tapti, Godavari, Arabian Sea
B
Narmada, Kaveri, Arabian sea
C
Krishna, Kaveri, Arabian Sea
D
Narmada, Tapti, Arabian Sea
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion (A): The Narmada and the Tapi are west flowing rivers and drains into the Arabian sea. Reason (R): Tilting of the peninsular block from southeast to the northwest direction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is West. It originates from Mount Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. The two major west-flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Narmada: It originates from Mount Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh. As it flows down the hill, it is trapped in a rift valley between the Vindhya and the Satpura muntain ranges which leads it to the west towards Gujarat, were it drains into the Gulf of Khambat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Narmada. Narmada rivers flow westward and drain into the Arabian sea. The Narmada, the largest west-flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh.

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