Question

Ujjain is situated on the Malwa plateau on the east side of the river _______.
1. Indravati
2. Subarnarekha
3. Shipra (Kshipra)
4. Teesta

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shipra (Kshipra)

The correct answer is Shipra (Kshipra).

• Ujjain is situated on the malwa plateau on the east side of the Shipra river.
• Ujjain is located in Madhya Pradesh and is famous for Historical buildings and famous temples.
• The famous temples Ujjain includes - Shree Mahakaleshwar, Shri Chaubis Khamba Mata Temple, Shaktipeeth maa harsiddhi temple, etc.

• Shipra River also knows as Kshipra and it flows through the cities of Ujjain, Dhar, Mandsaur, and Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
• The source of the Shipra river is the Vindhya Range and its total length is 195 Km.
• It drains into the Chambal River in the Mandsaur district.

River	Length (km)	Source	Drains In
Indravati	535	Eastern Ghats	Godavari River
Subarnarekha	474	Chota Nagpur Plateau (Jharkhand)	Bay of Bengal
Teesta	315	Tso Lhamo Lake (Sikkim)	Brahmaputra