Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley in peninsular India before emptying into the Arabian Sea?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Tapi river, alongside the Narmada, flows westward through a rift valley created by tectonic faulting before draining into the Arabian Sea. Conversely, Mahanadi, Godavari, and Cauvery flow eastward across the Deccan plateau into the Bay of Bengal following the general slope of the peninsula.