Question

According to ancient stories, The rulers of Karkot ruled on the bank of ________ river.
1. Chambal river
2. Betwa river
3. Son river
4. Narmada river

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Narmada river

The correct answer is the Narmada river.

• According to ancient stories, the rulers of the Karkot dynasty ruled over the Narmada river region. The daughter of Nagas Narmada was married to Purukutsa. 
• The region became more powerful during the reign of Haihaiya rulers of Karkot. They built Mahismati town near Maheswar on the bank of Narmada river.

 

River	Narmada
Origin	Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
Old Name	Reva or Narbada
Length	1312 km or 815 mi
Flow direction	East to West (West Flowing River) between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges
Type	Rift Valley

 

River	Length
Chambal	1024 km
Betwa	590 km
Son	748 km