Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Which river passes by Kolkata?

  1. Padma

  2. Damodar

  3. Ganga

  4. Yamuna
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Explanation

The Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganga, flows by Kolkata. The city developed on the east bank of the Hooghly, and this river has been crucial to Kolkata's history and trade. The Padma flows through Bangladesh, while the Yamuna flows through North India.

AI explanation

Kolkata sits on the banks of the Hooghly River, which is a distributary of the Ganga (Ganges) that branches off in West Bengal and flows down to the Bay of Bengal. Because the Hooghly carries Ganga water, the city is commonly described as being on the Ganga. Padma and Yamuna are rivers associated with Bangladesh and northern India respectively, not Kolkata.

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