Which one of the following rivers does not join river Chambal?

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Joins the Chambal — the Kshipra (Shipra), which flows through Ujjain, empties into the Chambal, so it is not the exception.  (b) Joins the Chambal — the Kali Sindh is a major left-bank tributary of the Chambal in the Malwa region.  (d) Joins the Chambal — the Parvati is another tributary that meets the Chambal along the Madhya Pradesh–Rajasthan border.

Concept: 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.

State PCS 2018 Q57 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q57 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer