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. Yamu

Question

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

UnlockIAS · Accepted Answer

Correct — B (ii i iv iii). Betwa is a tributary of the Yamuna (ii); Kshipra (Shipra), which flows through Ujjain, is a tributary of the Chambal (i); Vainganga (Wainganga) drains into the Godavari system via the Wardha–Pranhita (iv); and the Tawa is the largest tributary of the Narmada (iii). This is the only sequence that pairs all four rivers with their correct parent river.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — this sequence pairs Betwa with the Narmada (iii) instead of the Yamuna, and Vainganga with the Yamuna (ii) instead of the Godavari; it swaps rivers across the wrong drainage basins.  (c) Wrong — this sequence again pairs Betwa with the Narmada (iii) instead of the Yamuna, and puts Tawa with the Yamuna (ii) instead of its real parent river, the Narmada.  (d) Wrong — this sequence pairs Betwa with the Chambal (i) instead of the Yamuna, and Vainganga with the Yamuna (ii) instead of the Godavari.

Concept: Madhya Pradesh's rivers ultimately drain into three separate systems: the Ganga system (via the Yamuna, fed by the Betwa, and via the Chambal, which itself receives the Kshipra), the Narmada system (fed by tributaries like the Tawa), and the Godavari system (fed by south-eastern MP rivers like the Vainganga, via the Wardha–Pranhita). Knowing which basin each river ultimately belongs to is the key to this kind of matching question.

State PCS 2021 Q1 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q1 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer