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The kaveri river rises in :...

The kaveri river rises in :

A

The Brahmagiri Hills

B

The trimbak Hills

C

The Amarkantak Plateau

D

Mahabaleshwar

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Kaveri river rises on Brahmagiri Hill of the Western Ghats in southwestern Karnataka state, flows in a southeasterly direction for 475 miles (765 km) through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and descends the Eastern Ghats in a series of great falls.
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