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The South Indian Rivers

📆 October 2, 2024

The South Indian Rivers

Total Questions: 45

1. Assertion (A): The rivers of Western Ghats do not form the delta. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Pre) 2010, U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(MAINS) 2013]

Reason (R) : They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.

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Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Major rivers of peninsular India originate from the Western Ghats. Eastward flowing peninsular rivers follow the long route and also form Deltas. The Westward flowing peninsular rivers pass through hard rocks and follow the small route. This is why these rivers do not make deltas. So, both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

2. Assertion (A) : While all major rivers of peninsular India following into the Bay of Bengal, the Narmada and the Tapi flow into the Arabian sea. [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]

Reason: (R): The Narmada and the Tapi rivers flow in a rift valley.

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Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Solution:All major rivers of Peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal except Narmada and Tapti (Tapi) because of the rift valley course of these rivers. These rivers do not follow the slope of the plateau and flow through the rift.

3. The Narmada river flows to the West, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the East. why? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2013]

1. It occupies a linear Rift valley

2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.

3. The land slopes to the West from Central India.

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Correct Answer: (a) Only 1
Solution:Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak Hill of Maikal range in Madhya Pradesh. It is the longest river of Indian Peninsula which falls into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. Had statement (1) and (2) been together in an option, it would have been the correct answer. However, since (1) and (2) are not together in any option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

4. The Narmada Valley lies between which of the following mountain ranges? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (c) Satpura and Vindhyachal
Solution:Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak Hill of Maikal range in Madhya Pradesh. It is the longest river of Indian Peninsula which falls into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. Had statement (1) and (2) been together in an option, it would have been the correct answer. However, since (1) and (2) are not together in any option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

5. Which of these west flowing rivers flows between two mountain ranges? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (b) Narmada
Solution:Narmada, the largest west flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near Amarkantak Hill of Maikal range in Madhya Pradesh. It is the longest river of Indian Peninsula which falls into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. Had statement (1) and (2) been together in an option, it would have been the correct answer. However, since (1) and (2) are not together in any option (a) is the most appropriate answer.

6. Which of the following districts is part of Narmada basin? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) Rajanandgaon
Solution:Among the above districts of Chhattisgarh, 5.68% part of Rajnandgaon (Undivided) district falls in the basin of the Narmada river. Raipur, Korba, and Bastar are not part of this basin. Most of this basin lies in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

7. Which of the following characteristic feature is ap- propriate for Narmada river? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) Structural origin
Solution:Out of the given features the structural value character is suitable for Narmada river. Narmada river flows forming a fault. It is the largest west-flowing river in peninsular India. Of the major rivers of peninsular India, only the Narmada, the Tapti, and the Mahirun from east to west. The origin of the river is a tiny reservoir named Narmada Kund, which is situated on the Amarkantak Hill in East Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of 1,057 m (3,467.8 ft). The river flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat between Vindhya and Satpura hill ranges before falling into the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea about 10 km north of Bharuch, Gujarat.

8. Which of the following rivers does not make delta? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (e) C and D
Solution:The west flowing rivers like Narmada and Tapti etc. do not form delta rather they make estuary. Due to their flow through rift valley and high speed, there is little silt in these rivers. Therefore, they do not make delta at their mouth.

9. Among the following which river flows in rift valley? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (d) Tapti (Tapti)
Solution:The west flowing rivers like Narmada and Tapti etc. do not form delta rather they make estuary. Due to their flow through rift valley and high speed, there is little silt in these rivers. Therefore, they do not make delta at their mouth.

10. Which of the following rivers flows through rift valley? [U.P.G.I.C. 2017]

Correct Answer: (a) Tapi
Solution:The west flowing rivers like Narmada and Tapti etc. do not form delta rather they make estuary. Due to their flow through rift valley and high speed, there is little silt in these rivers. Therefore, they do not make delta at their mouth.
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