Indian Geography UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Only two major rivers of Peninsular India Narmada and Tapti flow in the Arabian Sea.
Reason (R): These rivers are fault-guided.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A”.

The fact that the Narmada and Tapti rivers are fault-guided is the primary reason they flow westward into the Arabian Sea, rather than eastward like most other Indian rivers.

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