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Question - River Kaveri flows through the state of __________.
A)Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
B)Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
C)Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
D)Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint - River Kaveri flows through three southernmost Indian states. It originates in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats and finally drains itself into the Bay of Bengal. It flows for a length of 800 km and drains a basin of 81,155-kilometre square area.

Complete Step by Step Answer - Kaveri or Cauvery river, is one of the important and sacred rivers passing through three states, namely Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
It originates in the Brahmagiri Hills of the Western Ghats in the Kodagu District of Karnataka. It finally drains itself into the Bay of Bengal near Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. It flows for a length of 800 km and drains a basin of 81,155-kilometre square area. Some of its tributaries are Harangi, Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, Lakshmana Tirtha, Noyyal and Arkavati. After Godavari and Krishna, it is the third-largest river in south India. The river is considered a Goddess and worshipped as such in south India. It is held in great reverence in Hinduism and is mentioned several times in the Sangam Literature.
OPTION A - Madhya Pradesh is a central Indian state. Its capital is located at Bhopal. Maharashtra is a western Indian state with its capital situated at Mumbai. They both share a border. Tamil Nadu is a south Indian state, its capital is located at Chennai. It does not share a boundary with either Madhya Pradesh or Maharashtra. Kaveri only passes through Tamil Nadu among these three.
OPTION B - Karnataka is a south Indian state and its capital is Bangalore. Kerala is a neighbouring state of Karnataka, located to its south. The capital of Kerala is Thiruvananthapuram. Tamil Nadu is also a south Indian state with its capital at Chennai. It shares a border with both Kerala and Karnataka. The Kaveri passes through all three of these states.
OPTION C - Madhya Pradesh is a central Indian state. Its capital is Bhopal. To its west is the state of Gujarat with its capital at Gandhinagar. They share the Narmada river. Kaveri does not pass through either of them. Tamil Nadu is located in south India and is the only state among these three through which Kaveri passes.
OPTION D - Andhra Pradesh is a peninsular Indian state. It's de jure capital is Hyderabad. It shares a boundary with Karnataka but not Kerala. The Kaveri passes through Karnataka and Kerala but not through Andhra Pradesh.

Note - Cauvery or Kaveri is a South Indian river. It flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It rises in the Brahmagiri Range in the Western Ghats of the Kodagu District in Karnataka. The river forms its delta in the Bay of Bengal. It flows through the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.