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Standard IX
Social Science
NCERT
Question

The river Narmada has its source at ________.


  1. Satpura
  2. Brahmagiri
  3. Amarkantak
  4. Slopes of the Eastern ghats

A
Brahmagiri
B
Amarkantak
C
Satpura
D
Slopes of the Eestern ghats
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The correct option is

C

Amarkantak

The Narmada River originates from the Maikal ranges at Amarkantak, 1057 m above the sea-level, now in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. In its 1312 km long journey before joining the Arabian Sea, the Narmada flows through the three states of Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra and Gujarat.

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