Multiple choice

Which one of the following rivers is known as Sorrow of Bihar?

  1. Damodar

  2. Gandak

  3. Kosi

  4. Sone
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Explanation

The Kosi river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar' because of its frequent and devastating floods caused by its heavy sediment load and tendency to change course. The Damodar River is called the 'Sorrow of Bengal' for similar reasons. Gandak and Sone are major rivers but not associated with this epithet.

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