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NDA 2021 GAT · General Knowledge · Indian Geography · medium

Rivers flows westward through a rift valley and drains into the Arabian Sea?

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Which of the following rivers flows westward through a rift valley and drains into the Arabian Sea?
  1. A. Mahanadi
  2. B. Tapi
  3. C. Krishna
  4. D. Kaveri
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Answer: (B) Tapi

The Narmada and Tapi flow west through rift valleys between the Vindhya-Satpura ranges and reach the Arabian Sea, forming estuaries instead of deltas. The Mahanadi, Krishna and Kaveri flow east into the Bay of Bengal and form deltas.
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