Geography PYQ 92 of 587 · Drainage System, River Cities, Waterfalls & Lakes · South Indian Rivers

River Cauvery flows through –

  1. AGujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  2. BKarnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  3. CKarnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh
  4. DMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997

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Correct answer: (b) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

Explanation

The Kaveri (Cauvery) River originates from the Brahmagiri Hills in Kodagu district of Karnataka. It has a length of about 800 km and a drainage area of 81,155 sq km. It falls into the Bay of Bengal near Poompuhar. Its drainage basin extends across Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. After descending from the hills, it flows over the Deccan Plateau, forming the islands of Srirangapatna, Shivanasamudra, and Srirangam.

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