Question

Which among the following rivers flows through a rift valley?

Option A: Mahanadi
Option B: Krishna
Option C: Tungabhadra
Option D: Tapi

Answer 1

Hint: Rift valley is formed by the divergence of two valleys. There are many famous rift valleys like African rift valley, Baikal rift zone, West Antarctica rift system etc.

Complete Step by Step answer: Option A: Mahanadi’s origin takes place in Sihawa district of chhattisgarh and drains its water into the Bay of bengal. Mahanadi does not flow through a rift valley. This is an incorrect answer.

Option B: Krishna is the second largest peninsular river which flows in the east direction. This river rises in Sahyadri near Mahabaleshwar and drains into the Bay of bengal. Krishna does not flow through a rift valley. This is an incorrect answer.

Option C: Tungabhadra river is a part of Peninsular river system. It originates from koodli and drains into Bay of Bengal with Krishna river. This is the tributary of Krishna river. This is an incorrect answer to this question.

Option D: Tapi river rises in Multai reserve forest in Madhya Pradesh and drains into Gulf of Khambhat. This river flows through a rift valley. Its length is approximately 724 km. It flows between Narmada and Godavari rivers. Ver river is the tributary of Tapi river. This is the correct answer to this question.

Option D is the correct answer to the above question because among all the rivers given, Tapi river flows through a rift valley.

Note: There are three rivers in India which flow through a rift valley. The two other rivers which flow through a rift valley are Damodar and Narmada.