Assertion A Several peninsular rivers such as the Godavari the Krishna the Kaveri and the Mahanadi w...........

Geography India - Water bodies

Assertion (A): Several peninsular rivers such as the Godavari, the Krishna, the Kaveri and the Mahanadi which drain into the Bay of Bengal.

Reason (R): Deccan Plateau slopes gently from east to west.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

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Explanation:

Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau bounded by the Vindhyas to the north and flanked by the Eastern and Western Ghats. The Deccan covers a total area of 1.9 million km². It is mostly flat with elevations ranging from 300 to 600 m. The average elevation of the plateau is 2,000 feet above sea level. The surface slopes from 3,000 feet in the west to 1,500 feet in the east. It slopes gently from west to east and gives rise to several peninsular rivers such as the Godavari, the Krishna, the Kaveri and the Mahanadi which drain into the Bay of Bengal.