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Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley in India?
Ganga
Narmada
Godavari
Kaveri
Narmada
The Narmada River flows through a deep rift valley situated between the Vindhya Range to the north and the Satpura Range to the south. This structural depression was formed due to faulting, which is a characteristic feature of peninsular rivers like the Narmada and Tapi.
The Narmada River flows through a deep rift valley situated between the Vindhya Range to the north and the Satpura Range to the south. This structural depression was formed due to faulting, which is a characteristic feature of peninsular rivers like the Narmada and Tapi.
Geography: The Narmada is a west-flowing river that originates from Amarkantak in the Maikal Range, Madhya Pradesh.
The Narmada is the largest west-flowing river in the Indian Peninsula.
It forms a rift valley created by the process of faulting.
The river empties into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Khambhat near Bharuch, Gujarat.
The Tapi (Tapti) River also flows through a rift valley, parallel to the Narmada.
The Ganga is a Himalayan river that flows across the North Indian Plains, not through a rift valley.
Godavari and Kaveri are east-flowing peninsular rivers that follow the natural slope of the Deccan Plateau and form deltas at the Bay of Bengal.
The rift valley structure results in these rivers not forming significant deltas, unlike their east-flowing counterparts.
B is correct тАФ The Narmada River flows through a deep rift valley located between the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges.
Always remember that Narmada and Tapi are the only major rivers in India that flow through rift valleys; combine this with their west-flowing nature to distinguish them from the major east-flowing rivers (Ganga, Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi) which form large deltas.
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