Explanation:

There are several west-flowing rivers in India that originate in the Western Ghats and flow westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Some of the major west-flowing rivers in India are:

Narmada River: It is one of the longest rivers in India, flowing through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. The river originates in Amarkantak and flows westward into the Arabian Sea.

Tapi River: It is also known as the Tapti River, and it flows through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. The river originates in the Satpura Range and flows westward into the Arabian Sea.

The Luni River originates in the Aravalli Range in Rajasthan and flows through the Thar Desert before emptying into the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

Sabarmati River: It originates in the Aravalli Range and flows through the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat before emptying into the Arabian Sea.

Mahi River: It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat before emptying into the Arabian Sea. o Zuari River: It is a river in Goa that originates in the Western Ghats and flows westward into the Arabian Sea.

The Periyar River originates in the Western Ghats in Kerala and flows westward into the Arabian Sea. It is the longest river in the state of Kerala and an important source of water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.

Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) river is not a west-flowing river in India. It is actually a river that flows in a predominantly eastward direction, originating in the Western Ghats in Karnataka and flowing through Tamil Nadu and Puducherry before emptying into the Bay of Bengal on the eastern coast of India.

Hence option (b) is the correct answer.