Chambal
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Overview
The Chambal rises at Janapao near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and flows through Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to join the Yamuna, which it feeds from the peninsular side along with the Sindh, Betwa and Ken.
Gully erosion has carved its banks into the Chambal ravines, an extreme example of badland. The National Chambal Sanctuary protects the gharial.
Geography and key facts
- Source: Janapao, near Mhow (Madhya Pradesh)
- A right-bank tributary of the Yamuna
- Chambal ravines: badlands formed by gully erosion
- National Chambal Sanctuary: home of the gharial
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked as a tributary–main river pair (2008), as the place to see gharials (2017) and in wildlife–river pairs (2019).
Note for UPSC
Rises at Janapao near Mhow (MP), cuts the Chambal ravines and joins the Yamuna; the National Chambal Sanctuary protects the gharial.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2021 · Q49Which one of the following statements is correct?…
- UPSC Prelims 2019 · Q29Consider the following pairs : Wildlife Naturally found in Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?…
- UPSC Prelims 2017 · Q67If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q24Consider the following pairs: Tributary River – Main River Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q128With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?…
- UPSC Prelims 2006 · Q116Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?…
- UPSC Prelims 1999 · Q91Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Rivers) I. Cauvery II. Krishna III. Narmada IV. Chambal List II (Da…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Chambal.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 22.5°–26.9°N, 75.3°–79.2°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 7 questions · 2021, 2019, 2017, 2008, 2006, 1999
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.