Which of the following rivers of Madhya Pradesh flows through three states?

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Correct — C, Mahi. The Mahi rises on the northern slopes of the Vindhya Range in Madhya Pradesh, then flows through the Vagad region of south-eastern Rajasthan before re-entering Gujarat and draining into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Khambhat — making it one of the few Indian rivers to pass through three states.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A tributary of the Yamuna that flows through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh only — two states, not three.  (b) A tributary of the Betwa system that stays entirely within Madhya Pradesh — a single-state river.  (d) A Yamuna tributary flowing through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh only — two states, not three.

Concept: The Mahi is one of India's few major west-flowing peninsular rivers (alongside the Narmada and Tapti), but unlike them it threads through three states — Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat — because its upper course loops north into Rajasthan's Vagad region before turning south again into Gujarat.

State PCS 2023 Q72 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q72 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer