Multiple choice

Which of the following rivers is known as India's river of Sorrow?

  1. Periyar

  2. Hooghly

  3. Damodar

  4. Kosi
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Explanation

The Kosi River is called "India's River of Sorrow" or more specifically "Sorrow of Bihar" due to its devastating floods and tendency to change course frequently. The river carries enormous sediment loads from the Himalayas, causing it to shift channels and create catastrophic floods that destroy crops, property, and infrastructure regularly in Bihar.

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