RAS question
The Chambal River enters Rajasthan in which district?
Correct answer: (D) Chittorgarh.
The Chambal River enters Rajasthan at Chaurasigarh in Chittorgarh district from Madhya Pradesh.
Explanation
The entry point to remember is Chaurasigarh in Chittorgarh district. The Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Rajasthan's Hydrogeological Atlas of Rajasthan: Chambal River Basin describes the Chambal as originating near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and entering Rajasthan through a deep gorge at Chourasigarh, about 96 km upstream of Kota. This location eliminates Kota: Kota is an important later reference point on the river, but it is not the district of entry. After entering, the gorge continues towards Kota and the river then proceeds within Rajasthan. So, for a direct RAS question asking the district where the Chambal enters Rajasthan, the answer is Chittorgarh, not the better-known downstream districts along its course.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Sawai Madhopur lies downstream on the Chambal route, so it cannot be the district where the river first enters Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh.
- (B) Kota is a major place through which the Chambal flows later; the official atlas places Chourasigarh about 96 km upstream of Kota.
- (C) Bundi is downstream in the Chambal system, while the Rajasthan entry point is Chaurasigarh in Chittorgarh district.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan drainage geography, especially river entry points and district-wise river courses. Such facts recur in RAS because they connect physical geography with map-based questions on rivers, gorges and regional drainage.