Which one of the following rivers does not join river Chambal?
- (a)Kshipra
- (b)Kali Sindh
- (c)Betwa
- (d)Parvati
Correct — C, Betwa. The Betwa is a tributary of the Yamuna, not of the Chambal: it rises near Kumhra/Raisen in Madhya Pradesh, flows past Vidisha and Orchha, and meets the Yamuna at Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh. The other three — Kshipra (Shipra), Kali Sindh and Parvati — are all tributaries that drain into the Chambal.
- (a)Kshipra — Joins the Chambal — the Kshipra (Shipra), which flows through Ujjain, empties into the Chambal, so it is not the exception.
- (b)Kali Sindh — Joins the Chambal — the Kali Sindh is a major left-bank tributary of the Chambal in the Malwa region.
- (d)Parvati — Joins the Chambal — the Parvati is another tributary that meets the Chambal along the Madhya Pradesh–Rajasthan border.
The Chambal is the largest tributary of the Yamuna. It rises at Janapav in the Vindhyan slopes near Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) and flows north-east through MP and Rajasthan before joining the Yamuna. Its own major tributaries include the Kshipra (Shipra), Kali Sindh, Parvati and Banas. The Betwa, by contrast, is a separate, parallel tributary of the Yamuna — it does not feed the Chambal.
The trap is that the Betwa, the Chambal and their tributaries all rise in the Malwa/Bundelkhand uplands and all ultimately reach the Yamuna, so they feel like one family. The key distinction: the Kshipra, Kali Sindh and Parvati empty into the Chambal, whereas the Betwa reaches the Yamuna directly and independently.
- The Chambal is the largest tributary of the Yamuna; it rises at Janapav near Mhow (MP).
- Tributaries of the Chambal include the Kshipra (Shipra), Kali Sindh, Parvati and Banas.
- The Betwa is an independent tributary of the Yamuna (joining at Hamirpur), not of the Chambal.
- The Kshipra flows through Ujjain (site of the Simhastha Kumbh) before joining the Chambal.
- Assuming the Betwa joins the Chambal because both are Yamuna-bound
- Forgetting that the Kshipra/Shipra drains into the Chambal, not the Narmada
Asked as 'which is / is not a tributary of river X' or by matching tributaries to their main rivers. Lock: Chambal ← Kshipra, Kali Sindh, Parvati; Betwa → Yamuna directly.
Consider the following pairs: Tributary River – Main River 1. Chambal : Narmada 2. Sone : Yamuna 3. Manas : Brahmaputra. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 1 and 2 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 3 only
Answer(d) 3 only — the Chambal joins the Yamuna (not the Narmada); only the Manas–Brahmaputra pair is correct.
Same drainage fact this question hinges on — the Chambal belongs to the Yamuna system.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Tributary Rivers) a. Betwa b. Kshipra c. Vainganga d. Tawa List-II (Rivers) i. Chambal ii. Yamuna iii. Narmada iv. Godavari Codes: a b c d
- (a) iii iv ii i
- (b) ii i iv iii
- (c) iii iv i ii
- (d) i iii ii iv
Answer(b) ii i iv iii
Directly pairs the Betwa with the Yamuna and the Shipra with the Chambal — the exact distinction tested here.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Chambal river is a tributary of which river?
- (a)Ganga
- (b)Yamuna
- (c)Narmada
- (d)Son
Answer(b) Yamuna — the Chambal is the Yamuna's largest tributary.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Kshipra (Shipra) river, which flows through Ujjain, drains into the:
- (a)Narmada
- (b)Tapti
- (c)Chambal
- (d)Betwa
Answer(c) Chambal.