State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 61

Which one of the following rivers is different from the others?

  1. Tungabhadra
  2. Narmada
  3. Penganga
  4. Mahanadi
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (B) Narmada

स्पष्टीकरण

The Narmada (with the Tapi) flows westward through a rift valley; the other three belong to east-flowing systems.

  • (A) चूक

    Wrong: east-flowing (tributary of the Krishna).

  • (B) बरोबर

    Correct: the Narmada flows west into the Arabian Sea; the others drain east.

  • (C) चूक

    Wrong: east-flowing (Godavari system).

  • (D) चूक

    Wrong: east-flowing into the Bay of Bengal.