Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : West
The correct answer is West. - It originates from Mount Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
- As it flows down the hill, it is trapped in a rift valley between the Vindhya and the Satpura mountain ranges which leads it to the west towards Gujarat, where it drains into the Gulf of Khambat
- The two major west-flowing rivers are the Narmada and the Tapi.
- This exceptional behaviour is because these rivers didn't form valleys and instead they flow through faults (linear rift, rift valley, trough) created due to the bending of the northern peninsula during the formation process of Himalayas.
- Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau in Anuppur district Madhya Pradesh.
- It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South
- India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat.
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