{"id":85842,"date":"2025-06-01T03:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85842"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:29:22","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-a-west-flowing-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-a-west-flowing-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is a west-flowing river?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is a west-flowing river?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Mahanadi&#8221; option2=&#8221;Godavari&#8221; option3=&#8221;Krishna&#8221; option4=&#8221;Narmada&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is D) Narmada.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nPeninsular rivers in India can be broadly classified into east-flowing and west-flowing rivers. Most major peninsular rivers flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal. These include Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery. The Narmada river, however, is one of the major west-flowing rivers of the peninsula. It originates in the Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh and flows westwards through a rift valley before draining into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Khambhat.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nOther significant west-flowing rivers of peninsular India include the Tapti (or Tapi) and the Mahi, which also flow through rift valleys. The short, swift-flowing rivers along the western slopes of the Western Ghats are also west-flowing, but the Narmada and Tapti are the most prominent among the longer ones.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is a west-flowing river? 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