Question

Which of the following rivers does not drain into the Arabian Sea?
(A) Narmada
(B) Indus
(C) Kaveri
(D) All of these
(E) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Arabian Sea forms part of the principal sea route between Europe and India and covers a total area of about 1,491,000 square miles or 3,862,000 square km. It forms the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean.

Complete answer:
The Kaveri flows into the Bay of Bengal in the south of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, and rises in the Brahmagiri range of the Western Ghats. Around 760 km is the total length of the river. Kabini, Amravati, Hemavati, and Bhavani are its main tributaries. Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are parts of its basin drainage.
The Narmada flows into the Arabian Sea and rises in the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada creates many beautiful locations on its way to the sea. The ‘Dhuandhar falls’ where the river plunges over steep rocks, and the ‘Marble rocks’, near Jabalpur where it flows through a deep gorge are some of the notable ones. Most of the tributaries of the Narmada join the main stream at right angles and all these tributaries are very short. Parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are covered by the Narmada basin.
The river Indus flows to the west and enters India in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and it rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar. Several tributaries join it in the Kashmir region which are the Hunza, the Nubra, the Zaskar, and the Shyok. The Indus emerges from the mountains at Attock and flows through Gilgit and Baltistan. In Pakistan near Mithankot the Jhelum, the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, and the Chenab join together to enter the Indus. The Indus eventually reaches the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note: The River Kaveri makes the second biggest waterfall in India, known as Sivasamudram. Mysore, Bangalore, and the Kolar Gold Field receive the hydroelectric power generated from the falls.