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The Kaveri River originates from:

Correct answer: (C) Brahmagiri Hills in Coorg.

The Kaveri, or Cauvery, originates at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range in Kodagu district of Karnataka.

  1. (A)

    Western Ghats near Nashik

  2. (B)

    Amarkantak Hills

  3. (C)

    Brahmagiri Hills in Coorg

  4. (D)

    Mahabaleshwar

Explanation

The Kaveri is a peninsular river whose source is Talakaveri, located on the Brahmagiri range in Kodagu, also called Coorg, in Karnataka. India-WRIS states that the river rises there at an elevation of 1,341 m and has a total length of 800 km from its origin to its outfall. This makes option C precise: it identifies both the hill range and the Coorg location. The same river later forms the Shivanasamudram Falls, where it branches and drops through falls and rapids before continuing its course. For RAS Geography, the key is not merely remembering the river name but tying it to its exact source region in the Western Ghats.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Western Ghats near Nashik points to the Godavari origin area, not the Kaveri source at Talakaveri in Kodagu.
  • (B) Amarkantak Hills are associated with the origin of the Narmada, whereas the Kaveri begins in the Brahmagiri range.
  • (D) Mahabaleshwar is linked with the Krishna River's origin, not the Kaveri's Talakaveri source.

Concept

This tests Indian drainage, especially the origins of major peninsular rivers. RAS repeats such questions because river sources, basins and associated landforms are core map-based facts in Indian Geography.

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