Explanation
- A
Godavari
Godavari rises near Trimbakeshwar in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and is India’s longest peninsula river. It does originate from that scarp, so it is not the keyed ‘does not originate’ river.
- B
Tapti/Tapi
Tapti/Tapi is often taught as rising in the Satpura (Multai) rather than the Western Ghats crest. That textbook contrast is not this paper’s official key. Tapi is therefore not the stored answer.
- C
Kaveri
(c) Official key: This paper keys Kaveri as the river that does not originate from the Western Ghats. Among Godavari, Tapi, Kaveri and Kabam (Kabini), the stored letter is Kaveri. Honour that official choice for this row.
- D
Kabam
Kabam here is the booklet spelling of Kabini/Kabani, a Western Ghats stream of the Kaveri system in Kerala–Karnataka. It is not the keyed exception. Do not treat the misspelling as a different river.
Summary. Official key is (c). The stem asks which listed Indian river does not rise in the Western Ghats. Godavari and Kabini are Ghats-born; Tapi is the usual Satpura exception in many books. This Commission row nevertheless keys Kaveri. Keep the stored letter. Neighbouring origin facts must not overwrite the official choice.