Chambal River flows through the States of

Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan

The Chambal rises near Mhow (MP), forms the MP–Rajasthan border and joins the Yamuna in UP.

The idea

A river’s State list follows its entire course, including boundary stretches. Its source State and confluence State can be different. A river that forms part of a State border must not be assigned to only one bank.

Source near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh → Flows through central Indian uplands → Reaches Rajasthan and border stretches → Runs towards the Uttar Pradesh plain → Joins the Yamuna near Etawah

Why the others are wrong

(b) Odisha is far away.

Also know

Banas joins the Chambal from Rajasthan. Betwa and Ken are other plateau tributaries of the Yamuna. The National Chambal Sanctuary extends along the river across Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; it protects river habitat including gharial.