Bina river is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
- (a)Betwa
- (b)Dhasan
- (c)Bewas
- (d)Banas
Correct — A, Betwa. The Bina river, which rises and flows through the Sagar–Vidisha belt of northern Madhya Pradesh, joins the Betwa as one of its tributaries. The Betwa itself is a major right-bank tributary of the Yamuna.
- (b)Dhasan — The Dhasan is itself a separate tributary of the Betwa, running roughly parallel to the Bina — it is not the river the Bina feeds into.
- (c)Bewas — The Bewas is a different, unrelated river of Madhya Pradesh and is not connected to the Bina–Betwa system.
- (d)Banas — The better-known Banas river belongs to Rajasthan's river system, feeding the Chambal there — it has no connection to MP's Bina river.
The Betwa rises in Madhya Pradesh and flows north-eastward through MP and Uttar Pradesh before joining the Yamuna. Along its MP course it collects several tributaries, including the Bina and the Dhasan, making it one of the principal rivers of the Yamuna basin that originates in Madhya Pradesh.
MP's north-central rivers split into two separate systems that both eventually reach the Yamuna: the Chambal–Sindh–Kali Sindh system further west, and the Betwa–Dhasan–Bina system further east. The trap is assuming any north-MP river automatically belongs to the (better-known) Chambal system.
- Bina river — a tributary of the Betwa, in the Sagar–Vidisha belt of MP
- Betwa — a major right-bank tributary of the Yamuna
- Dhasan — a separate, parallel tributary of the Betwa, not of the Bina
- The Chambal–Sindh system and the Betwa–Dhasan–Bina system are two distinct river groups in north MP, both ultimately reaching the Yamuna
- Confusing the Bina–Betwa system with the separate Chambal river system of north MP
- Mixing up MP's Bina river with Rajasthan's Banas river
MPPSC often tests lesser-known MP river-tributary pairs directly; UPSC usually tests major-river-to-tributary matching at the India level.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Betwa river, which collects tributaries such as the Bina and Dhasan in Madhya Pradesh, is itself a tributary of which river?
- (a)Yamuna
- (b)Chambal
- (c)Son
- (d)Ganga
Answer(a) Yamuna — the Betwa is a major right-bank tributary of the Yamuna.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Ken–Betwa river-linking project, India's first major river interlinking scheme, connects two rivers of the Bundelkhand region that are both tributaries of which river?
- (a)Yamuna
- (b)Chambal
- (c)Narmada
- (d)Ganga
Answer(a) Yamuna — both the Ken and the Betwa are Yamuna tributaries flowing through the Bundelkhand region.