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Q93 (IAS/2009) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian river systems Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : 1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala. 2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

Both statements are incorrect. Kerala has 44 major rivers, of which 41 flow westward into the Arabian Sea and three flow eastward — so it is not true that there are no east‑flowing rivers in Kerala [1]. Madhya Pradesh is the source of two prominent west‑flowing rivers: the Narmada and the Tapi (Tapti); both originate in or near MP and flow westward into the Arabian Sea/Gulf of Khambhat, so it is incorrect to say there are no west‑flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh [2]. Therefore neither statement (1) nor (2) is correct.

Sources

  1. [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724066117
  2. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > River Systems of the Peninsular Drainage > p. 24
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