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How many people were affected by flooding in Bihar on 27th August 2008?

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  1. 1.4 million

  2. 5 million

  3. 10 million

  4. 14.5 million

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$1.4$ million people were affected by flooding in Bihar on $27th$ August $2008$. Flooding occurred throughout the Kori river valley in northern Bihar, in the district of Supaul, Araria, Saharsa, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Khagaria and Purnea.

Much of Bihar's misery has been caused by the Kosi river, which is a major tributary of _____.

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  1. Yamuna

  2. Ganga

  3. Brahmaputra

  4. Indus

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Correct Option: B

Bihar receives heavy rainfall ________.

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  1. All through June to October

  2. All through March to July

  3. All through July to December

  4. All through January to June

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Correct Option: A

In which year Bihar was shaken by an earthquake which was again followed by floods?

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  1. 1930

  2. 1934

  3. 1937

  4. 1939

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Correct Option: B

What are the major causes of floods in Bihar?

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  1. Increased conversion of forests to agricultural and pastoral land in the middle hills of Nepal

  2. Increase in the annual run-off in the Sapt Kosi river

  3. The flow of Sapt Kosi river has grown 2.5 times

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

In Assam, floods are caused by two river systems- the mighty Brahmaputra in the north and Barak in the _______.

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  1. East

  2. West

  3. South

  4. North-West

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Correct Option: C

The river that causes great destruction during floods in north-eastern states of India is ______.

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  1. Brahmaputra River.

  2. Ganga River.

  3. Meghna river.

  4. Teesta River.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmaputra River.

The state prone to floods is  ___________.

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  1. Rajasthan

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Delhi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assam is the state prone to flood in India. Area prone to flood in Assam is 3.15 million hectares. Assam faces frequent flood problem because it lies on the basins of Brahmaputra and Barak rivers. 

The river that is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" is ______.

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  1. Kosi.

  2. Mahanadi.

  3. Godavari.

  4. Krishna.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Kosi River is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar" as the yearly floods influence around 21,000 sq km of fertile farming grounds in this way disturbing the rural economy. Floods claim numerous thousand of life of Human and Cattle.

Which of the following is an environmental consequence of floods?

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  1. Dispersal of weed species

  2. Erosion of soil

  3. Release of pollutants into waterways

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Floods can have negative environmental consequences, such as soil erosion, release of pollutants and excess sediments into waterways and the ocean, dispersal of weed species, and negative impacts on fish and other aquatic life. Floods can also have positive environmental consequences, such as recharging groundwater systems, filling wetlands, moving useful nutrients around the landscape, and triggering breeding events (for example, of water birds).