{"id":1158,"date":"2023-06-22T14:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:18","slug":"q-the-narmada-river-flows-to-the-west-while-most-other-large-peninsular-rivers-flow-to-the-east-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-narmada-river-flows-to-the-west-while-most-other-large-peninsular-rivers-flow-to-the-east-why","title":{"rendered":"Q. The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>It occupies a linear rift valley.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The land slopes to the west from Central India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Narmada<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/west-flowing-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">river Narmada<\/a>&nbsp;originates on the western flank of the&nbsp;<strong>Amarkantak plateau<\/strong>&nbsp;at a height&nbsp;of about 1,057m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike most of the peninsular rivers, Narmada and Tapi rivers&nbsp;<strong>flow&nbsp;to the west<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also unlike most of the peninsular rivers, Narmada is a&nbsp;<strong>perennial<\/strong>&nbsp;river and&nbsp;<strong>meanders<\/strong>&nbsp;through the rich plain of Bharuch district of Gujarat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The river Narmada and Tapi\u00a0<strong>flow through the rift valley, caused due to upheaval of the Himalayas, between the Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range in the north<\/strong>.\u00a0 Flowing in the rift valley it forms a picturesque gorge in marble rocks and Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Statement 2 is factually correct however, is not the reason for the rivers to flow to the west.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The river covers a distance of approx. 1,312 km before it meets the Arabian Sea south of Bharuch, forming a broad&nbsp;<strong>27km long estuary<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sardar Sarovar Dam<\/strong>&nbsp;is built on the river Narmada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The river is known as the \u2018<strong>Lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat<\/strong>\u2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/east-flowing-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">Peninsular River<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Peninsular Drainage System is older than the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/indus-river-system-upsc\/\">Himalayan Drainage System<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The rivers like&nbsp;<strong>Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken, Son&nbsp;<\/strong>originate in the northern part of the peninsula and belong to the Ganga river system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other prominent rivers of the peninsular region are \u2013&nbsp;<strong>Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common characteristics of peninsular rivers include \u2013&nbsp;<strong>fixed course, absence of meanders, and non-perennial flow<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_493f81-74 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_493f81-74 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_493f81-74\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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