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Which of the following rivers is known as 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

  1. Damodar

  2. Gandak

  3. Kosi

  4. Sone
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The Damodar River was historically called the 'Sorrow of Bengal' due to its devastating floods in the Bengal region (now Jharkhand and West Bengal). The Damodar Valley Corporation was established to control this through dams and flood control measures. While Kosi is the 'Sorrow of Bihar' and Gandak causes floods, Damodar specifically earned this Bengal title.

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