Question

The Betwa river flows through the states of -
1. Only Madhya Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
4. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

• The Betwa is a river in Northern India and a tributary of the Yamuna.
• It rises in the Vindhya Range (Raisen) just north of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh and flows north-east through Madhya Pradesh and Orchha to Uttar Pradesh.
• Nearly half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau.
• The confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna rivers is Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh, in the vicinity of Orchha. 
• The Indian navy named one of its frigates INS Betwa in honour of the river Betwa.

Sources of some important Rivers:

River	Source
Narmada	Maikal Hills
Son	Maikal Hills
Tapti	Baitul District (MP)
Godavari	Triyambakeshwer (Nasik)