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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q33

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River Ken is one of the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and ______.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Uttar Pradesh

  • River Ken is one of the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

  • It is a tributary of the Yamuna.

  • Ken has an overall drainage basin of 28,058 km2, out of which 12,620 km2 belong to Sonar River its largest tributary, whose entire basin lies in Madhya Pradesh; and along its 427 kilometres (265 mi) course it receives water from its own tributaries such as Bawas, Dewar, Kaith and Baink on the left bank, and Kopra and Bearma of the right.

  • Out of its total length of 427 kilometres (265 mi) it flows for 292 kilometres (181 mi) in Madhya Pradesh, 84 kilometres (52 mi) in Uttar Pradesh, and 51 kilometres (32 mi) forms the boundary between the two states.