The Krishna river flows in which general direction before entering the Bay of Bengal?

Correct answer: Eastward

The direct answer is A, Eastward. The Krishna is a major peninsular river of India. It rises near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and generally travels from the western part of the Deccan Plateau toward the east before entering the Bay of Bengal. The reasoning is simple: its source is inland in the west, its course moves across the plateau toward the eastern coast, and its mouth is in the Bay of Bengal. Therefore its general direction is eastward. Option A is correct because it describes this overall course. Option B, westward, is wrong because west-flowing rivers such as the Narmada and Tapi reach the Arabian Sea, not the Bay of Bengal. Option C, northward, is wrong because north is not the main direction of the Krishna’s journey. Option D, northwestward, is also wrong because it does not describe the river’s course to its eastern sea outlet. A river may bend locally, but the question asks for the general direction. Memory cue: Krishna and Godavari are important east-flowing peninsular rivers.