Practice question

Rivers originating from Deccan Plateau are primarily peninsular east-flowing rain-fed systems sourced in Western Ghats escarpment forming western boundary of Deccan. Godavari originates near Trimbakeshwar Nashik, Krishna at Mahabaleshwar, Cauvery at Talakaveri Brahmagiri, all draining basalt plateau into Bay of Bengal forming fertile deltas. These contrast with Himalayan rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra originating from Himalayan glaciers perennial. Deccan rivers ephemeral dependent on monsoon 600-1500 mm rainfall, essential for irrigation agriculture in semi-arid plateau despite seasonal flow variation. Such details are high-yield for NEET and CUET as they link morphological classification with modern molecular phylogeny insights.