SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The rivers that originate in Western Ghats and flow towards east include three major rivers viz. Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri, and many smaller / tributary rivers such as Tunga, Bhadra Bhima, Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Hemavathi, Kabini.

Detailed explanation-2: -The states covered by the western ghats are-Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is bounded by the Vindhya, Satpura and Aravalli range of mountains in the north and the Western Ghats in the West. Most rivers rise from these two highlands. Since India’s slope is from west to east most of the Indian rivers, which originate (either in the Himalayas or the Western Ghats) flow from west to east.