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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Explanation

The Mahanadi River originates in the Sihava mountains of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh (then part of Madhya Pradesh). While it is predominantly an Odisha (formerly Orissa) river, its source lies in Chhattisgarh, which was part of Madhya Pradesh before 2000. It does not originate in Maharashtra, West Bengal, or Uttar Pradesh.

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