Multiple choice general knowledge

The Mahanadi is known as an Orissa river but in which state does it originate?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. West Bengal

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Mahanadi River originates in the Sihawa mountain range near Dhamtari in present-day Chhattisgarh (historically part of Madhya Pradesh). Though it's famous for flowing through Odisha (formerly Orissa) and forming the Mahanadi Delta there, its source is in the Chhattisgarh region. Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh are not its origin states.