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Consider the following rivers of India : I. Sharavathi II. Periyar III. Mandovi IV. Daman Ganga How many of the above are west-flowing rivers?
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The correct answer is
4
Sharavathi: Rises in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and flows westward into the Arabian Sea, famous for the Jog Falls.
Periyar: The longest river of Kerala, it rises in the Western Ghats and flows westward into the Arabian Sea.
Mandovi: Rises in the Western Ghats and flows west through Goa into the Arabian Sea.
Daman Ganga: Rises in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra/Gujarat border region and flows westward into the Arabian Sea near Daman.
All four rivers originate on the western slopes of the Western Ghats and drain directly into the Arabian Sea, making them west-flowing rivers.
Hence, the answer is 4.
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