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Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra?
Which of the following rivers rises from the slopes of the Western Ghats in the Nasik district of Maharashtra?
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The correct option is C Godavari
The Godavari is India's second-longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra in Nasik district.
It flows east for 1,465 kilometers (910 mi), draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%), Odisha (5.7%), ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
Measuring up to 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi), it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganga and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin. In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the Vridha Ganga.
The Godavari is India's second-longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra in Nasik district.
It flows east for 1,465 kilometers (910 mi), draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%), Odisha (5.7%), ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
Measuring up to 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi), it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganga and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin.
In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the Vridha Ganga.
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