Question

The river which rises in the Kamarpet hill in Chota Nagpur Plateau of Bihar and called “The river of sorrow” is _________.
A) Mahanadi
B) Damodar
C) Krishna
D) Godavari

Answer 1

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Complete answer:
According to the question, we need to identify the name of the river which started flowing from Kamarpet Hill. Let’s examine the options-

(A) Mahanadi- This is an incorrect answer. This river is the main river in East Central India which flows in the state Chhattisgarh and Odisha. It is popular as Hirakud Dam. The Mahanadi River has fertile soil hence it is used for agriculture. But it has a large number of devasting floods, which creates havoc on the people and is thus called the Sorrow of Bengal.

(B) Damador- This is the correct answer. This river flows in the state of Jharkhand and West Bengal stated as a polluted river in the country. The river is rich in mineral resources therefore the valley associated with this river is a hub of mining and industries. Damodar River is popularly called the Sorrow of Bengal because of its ravaging floods in the area which creates a large amount of destruction.

(C) Krishna- This is an incorrect answer. This river has a large amount of water flow, hence considered the 4th biggest river in the country. It is the main source of irrigation in few states named Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. The origin of this river is Western Ghat. Krishna river is considered as a sacred river of Hindu religion and there is a belief that all sins get removed after taking bath from in this river.

(D) Godavari- This is an incorrect answer. It is a river that flows from Maharashtra. It is stated as the largest peninsular river system. The other name of the river is Dakshin Ganga. The river is also known as the second largest river in the country after the Ganga and the water level in the river shrinks and rises seasonally.

So, after examining all the options we can conclude that the river of sorrow that flows from Kamarpet hill is Damador and also called the Sorrow of Bengal. The correct answer is Damador.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: There are many rivers in the country which is stated as the sorrow of many states. Firstly, Kosi is called the sorrow of Bihar because of the devastating flood which affects the rural economy. Secondly, Bharamputa is known as the sorrow of Assam because of flood and erosion due to snow melting. There are rivers stated as the sorrow of UP and Karnataka named as Gagra and Doni respectively.