UPSC Prelims PYQ 2009: Place where two important Indian rivers originate (one...
At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate, while one flows northward to merge with another major river flowing towards the Bay of Bengal and the other flows towards the Arabian Sea?
- Amarkantak
- Badrinath
- Mahabaleshwar
- Nasik
Explanation
Option (a) is correct
- Narmada originates from Amarkantak and flows westward into the Arabian Sea. Son also originates near Amarkantak and flows northward to join the Ganga system, which drains into the Bay of Bengal.
Answer: (a) Amarkantak
