Question

The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is ________.

• A. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai
• B. Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar
• C. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and Vaigai
• D. Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vaigai and Pennar

Answer 1

The correct option is A Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai

1. Subarnarekha :-It flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
   
2. Mahanadi :- It drains an area of around 141,600 square kilometres (54,700 sq mi) and has a total course of 858 kilometres (533 mi). The river flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
   
3. Godavari :- Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
4. Krishna :- The Krishna river originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft), in the state of Maharashtra in central India.
   
5. Pennar :- The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
6. Cauvery :- The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal.

Vaigai :- It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the Kambam Valley, which lies between the Palani Hills to the north and the Varushanad Hills to the south.The river empties into the Palk Strait near Uchipull, close to Pamban bridge in Ramanathapuram Distric .

The correct answer is A .