Which is the eastward flowing river of the Western Ghats that forms a delta?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which is the eastward flowing river of the Western Ghats that forms a delta?” The correct answer is Kaveri. The Kaveri (Cauvery) River flows eastward from the Western Ghats and forms a large delta before draining into the Bay of Bengal. Most rivers of the Western Ghats flow westward into the Arabian Sea, but the Kaveri is a notable exception that flows east. It forms the Kaveri Delta (also called 'Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu'). A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention.