Which of the following rivers are tributaries of the river Chenab?

Question

Which of the following rivers are tributaries of the river Chenab?

I. Ujh river

II. Tawi river

III. Poonch river

IV. Neeru river

1. A. I and II only
2. B. II and IV only (Correct answer)
3. C. I, II and III only
4. D. II, III and IV only

Correct Answer

Option B — B

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Option B.

Key Points

• The Chenab (ancient Asikni/Chandrabhaga) is formed by the meeting of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh, then flows through Jammu into Pakistan.
• Tawi (II) — CORRECT. It rises in the Kailash Kund glacier, flows through Jammu city and joins the Chenab in Pakistan.
• Neeru (IV) — CORRECT. The Neeru (Bhaderwah) is a Chenab tributary in Doda district.
• Ujh (I) — a tributary of the RAVI, not the Chenab; it flows through Kathua.
• Poonch (III) — a tributary of the JHELUM, not the Chenab.

Exam Tip

• under the Indus Waters Treaty (1960), the three western rivers — Indus, Jhelum and Chenab — were allocated to Pakistan, and the three eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — to India.
• Knowing which parent river a tributary joins is what this question really tests.

Additional Information

• The Chenab is formed at Tandi in Himachal by the union of the Chandra and Bhaga, hence its older name Chandrabhaga; its principal tributaries include the Tawi and the Marusudar.
• The Ujh is a tributary of the Ravi, not the Chenab — the distinction the question turns on.
• The Chenab is one of the three western rivers allotted to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, and hosts the Baglihar, Salal and Ratle projects, plus the world's highest railway arch bridge.