Consider the following tributaries of River Yamuna and arrange them from West to East:

1. Betwa
2. Ken
3. Sindh
4. Chambal

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer: (1) 4, 3, 1 and 2

Explanation:

The correct west-to-east order of the Yamuna River tributaries is Chambal → Sindh → Betwa → Ken. Hence, the correct answer is (a) 4, 3, 1 and 2.

• The Chambal River is the westernmost among these tributaries. It originates in the Vindhya Range near Mhow and joins the Yamuna in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. 
• The Sindh River originates from the Malwa Plateau in Madhya Pradesh and meets the Yamuna just downstream of the Chambal confluence in Jalaun district. 
• Further east, the Betwa River rises in the Vindhya Mountains and joins the Yamuna at Hamirpur. 
• The Ken River, flowing through the Bundelkhand region, merges with the Yamuna at Chilla village near Fatehpur, making it the easternmost among the four tributaries.

The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Lower Himalayas of Uttarakhand. It is one of the major tributaries of the Ganga River System. The river flows through Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh before joining the Ganga at Prayagraj. Important tributaries of the Yamuna include Tons, Chambal, Sindh, Betwa, Ken, Hindon, Giri, Sabi, and Dhasan.