Question

The Satpura range is situated between two west flowing rivers, They are……………….
(A) Narmad and Luni
(B) Narmada and Tapi
(C) Tapi and Mahi
(D) Mahi and Luni

Answer 1

Hint: The Narmada and the Tapti are main rivers that deplete into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada begins from the eastern region of Madhya Pradesh and flows to the west across Madhya Pradesh, through a very fine valley situated between the hilly range. It runs into the Gulf of Khambhat.

Complete answer:
The Satpura ranges is a range that crosses through Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. The Satpura Range is sited in central India. The range is parallel to the Vindhya Range. The rivers of India are either east flowing rivers or the west flowing riversThe rivers like Cauvery, Mahanadi , Krishna and Godavari, comprise of the east-flowing river system.The rivers flow from the Bay of Bengal and have various tributes. The east flowing rivers flow from Deltas and carry many huge sediments along with then . Narmada and Tapi comprise the west-flowing river system. The rivers flow into the Arabian Sea and have comparatively few number of tributaries. The west flowing rivers carries few sediments as compared to east- flowing rivers.The Satpura range is situated between Tapi river and Narmada river.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:The Narmada River begins from north-eastern side of Satpura in Amarkantak, and flows in the depression between Vindhya ranges and the Satpura. The Tapti River arises in the eastern-central region of Satpura, passing the range in the center and flowing west at the southern slope of the range before draining into the Arabian Sea passing through Surat.