Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar and vagai
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Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Vagai and Pennar
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. The question asks for the correct sequence of major eastward flowing rivers of peninsular India, arranged from north to south.
2. Let's trace the rivers from north to south:
- Subarnarekha: Flows through Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha, northeast of Mahanadi.
- Mahanadi: Flows mainly through Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
- Godavari: Originates in Maharashtra, flows through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh; south of Mahanadi.
- Krishna: Originates in Maharashtra, flows through Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh; south of Godavari.
- Pennar (Penneru): Flows through Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh; between Krishna and Cauvery.
- Cauvery: Originates in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu; south of Pennar.
- Vaigai (Vagai): Flows mainly in Tamil Nadu; south of Cauvery.
3. Arranging these major rivers in a strict north-to-south sequence gives: Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery, Vaigai.
4. This matches option A.