Which river originates from the Amarkantak hills?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river originates from the Amarkantak hills?” The correct answer is Narmada. The Narmada River originates from the Amarkantak hills in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. The Narmada is the longest west-flowing river in India and the fifth longest river overall. 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. Examination questions often confuse a river’s source with its mouth, a left-bank tributary with a right-bank tributary, or a natural lake with a reservoir.