Q. With reference to the Tapi River, consider the following statements:
1.It is a west flowing river, originating in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
2.It terminates into the Rann of Kacchh in Gujarat.
3.It is separated from Narmada river by the Satpura Range.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct
Statement 1 is correct: The Tapi River rises in the Gawilgarh Hills of the central Deccan plateau in south-central Madhya Pradesh state.
Statement 2 is incorrect: It flows westward between two spurs of the Satpura Range, across the Jalgaon plateau region in Maharashtra state, and through the plain of Surat in Gujarat state to the Gulf of Khambhat (an inlet of the Arabian Sea).
Statement 3 is correct: The Tapti flows roughly parallel to the longer Narmada River to the north, from which it is separated by the main part of the Satpura Range.
Source: IE
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