Which of the following rivers of peninsular plateau do not originate from Western Ghats ?
The Mahanadi rises near Sihawa in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, on the plateau, not in the Western Ghats, and flows east to the Bay of Bengal. The Krishna rises…
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Which of the following rivers of peninsular plateau do not originate from Western Ghats ?
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Correct answer A
The Mahanadi rises near Sihawa in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, on the plateau, not in the Western Ghats, and flows east to the Bay of Bengal.
The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar, the Kaveri at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills, and the Vaigai in the Varushanad hills, all in the Western Ghats.
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