Question

Triveni is the junction of Banas, Bechad, and which of the following river?
a. Banganga
b. Meda
c. Luni
d. Menaal

Answer 1

Hint:
The river is located in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. The state is located on the western side of the country. Bhilwara is situated in the Mewar region of Rajasthan.


Complete solution:
Bhilwara is also called a textile city. Triveni is a junction of three rivers namely the Banas river, Bechad river, and the Meenal river. The Banas river originates from the Khamnor hills near Kumbhalgarh. The length of the river is 512 Km. It discharges in the Chambal near Rameshwara in Sawai Madhopur district. The river flows through Nathwara, Jahazur, and Tonk. The right bank tributaries of this river are Berach and Menali and the left bank tributaries of this river are Dai, Wheel, Khari, Morel, etc. The dam located on this river is Bisalpur.

The Beachad river originates from the Godunda hills in Udaipur. The length of the river is 157 Km. The river discharges in Banas near Bigod village of Bhilwara. The river flows through Udaipur and Chittorgarh. The tributaries of the river include Ahar, Wagli, Gambhir, and Orai. The dam located on this river is Gosunda dam.

Additional Information – The Banas river is also called as “ Hope of the forest” or “ Van ki Aasha” river. The size of the basin of this river is 45,833 Km Sq. The basin includes several places such as Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Bundi, Bhilwara, Dausa, Udaipur, Sirohi, Tonk, and Pali.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
The Bechad river has the size of 7,502 Km sq. It belongs to the Ganga River Basin. The source of the Ganga river basin is the Gangotri glacier and its length is 2,704 Km. The river indicates hope, faith, culture, and purity.