Question 4 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 9 - Paper 1 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 9

Which of the following is the name of the river that flows through a rift valley and forms the Dhuandhar Falls near Jabalpur?

1. Tapi

2.  Narmada 

3. Mahi 

4.  Sabarmati

Answer:

Answer by Student 

So, the correct answer is option (b): Narmada

Detailed Answer by Teachoo

Let’s check all the options 

• . Option (A) Tapi - This is not the name of the river that flows through a rift valley and forms the Dhuandhar falls near Jabalpur, but rather a river that flows through a rift valley parallel to Narmada. It flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat and drains into the Arabian Sea. So, this is incorrect .❌

• Option (B) Narmada - This is the name of the river that flows through a rift valley and forms the Dhuandhar falls near Jabalpur. It is one of the longest westward flowing rivers of India. It flows through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and drains into the Arabian Sea. So, this is correct✅

•   Option (C) Mahi - This is not the name of the river that flows through a rift valley and forms the Dhuandhar falls near Jabalpur, but rather a river that flows through Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat and drains into the Gulf of Khambhat. It does not form any major waterfall. So, this is incorrect . ❌

• Option (D) Sabarmati - This is not the name of the river that flows through a rift valley and forms the Dhuandhar falls near Jabalpur, but rather a river that flows through Rajasthan and Gujarat and drains into the Gulf of Khambhat. It also does not form any major waterfall. So, this is incorrect . ❌

Thus, option (B): Narmada is correct .