Multiple choice

Which of the following rivers occupies a rift valley?

  1. Narmada

  2. Cauvery

  3. Mahanadi

  4. Sutlej

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Explanation

Narmada river flows through a rift valley formed by faulting. It flows westward between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges in a graben (rift valley). This makes it distinct among major Indian rivers which generally flow eastward.