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Four rivers have been mentioned below. What will be the decreasing order of these rivers in length (starting from the longest to the shortest)? i. Mahanadi ii. Krishna iii. Godavari iv. Narmada

Four rivers have been mentioned below. What will be the decreasing order of these rivers in length (starting from the longest to the shortest)? i. Mahanadi ii. Krishna iii. Godavari iv. Narmada Correct Answer iii, ii, iv, i

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

  • Godavari: 
    • ​The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system. It is also called the Dakshin Ganga.
    • Godavari river rises from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra and flows for a length of about 1465 km before outfalling into the Bay of Bengal.
    • Tributaries: Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Penganga, Wardha, Wainganga, Pranhita (combined flow of Wainganga, Penganga, Wardha), Indravati, Maner and the Sabri.
  • Krishna:
    • ​The Krishna is the second-largest east-flowing river of the Peninsula.
    • Krishna river rises at Mahabaleshwar in district Satara, Maharashtra in the west, and meets the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast.
    • The total length of the river from origin to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,400 km.
    • Tributaries: Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra, Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Halia, Musi, Paleru, and Munneru​.
  • Narmada:
    • ​Narmada is the largest west flowing river of peninsular India.
    • It rises from the Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
    • Narmada flows westwards through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south.
    • Its total length from its source in Amarkantak to its estuary in the Gulf of Khambhat is 1,310 km.
  • ​Mahanadi:
    • ​The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India after Godavari and Krishna, and the largest river of Odisha state.
    •  It rises from a place near Sihawa in Bastar hills in the state of Chhattisgarh to the south of Amarkantak.
    • Tributaries: Seonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib, Jonking, Tel.
    • The length of the Mahanadi River (Km) is 851.

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