Correct Answer - Option 4 : Narmada
The correct answer is Narmada.
Narmada rivers flow westward and drain into the Arabian sea.
- The Narmada, the largest west-flowing river of the Peninsula, rises near the Amarkantak range of mountains in Madhya Pradesh.
- It is the fifth-largest river in the country and the largest one in Gujarat.
- It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay.
- It is also known as the "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in many ways.
- It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River.
- It is one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.
- The major east-flowing rivers are the Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi, but Narmada and Tapti are major West flowing rivers.
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The Godavari in the southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin covering 10 percent of the area of India.
