Multiple choice

Which river is called 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

  1. Krishna

  2. Kaveri

  3. Narmada

  4. Damodar

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Damodar River flows through the Chota Nagpur Plateau and was notorious for causing devastating floods in West Bengal before the Damodar Valley Corporation projects tamed it. The name 'Sorrow of Bengal' refers to the destruction it caused through annual flooding.