Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Rivers Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna drain into the Bay of Bengal and have formed fertile deltas at their mouth.
2. Hundru falls in the Chhotanagpur plateau is on the Subarnarekha River.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
- Rivers on West Coast West coast has many rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal that form delta. The rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain into the Bay of Bengal.
- These rivers have formed fertile deltas at their mouth. Presence of so many deltas along the eastern coast is partly responsible for broader coastal plains on the east.
- In the plateau areas, there may be several waterfalls as the river falls from a great height. In India, the Hundru falls in the Chhotanagpur plateau on the river Subarnarekha and the Jog falls in Karnataka are examples of such waterfalls.
Source: NCERT

