GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Question
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Which River is known as “Bihar’s Sorrow"?
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Kosi
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Damodar
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Brahmaputra
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The 1987 Bihar flood, caused by high levels of annual flooding of the Kosi River (nicknamed “the sorrow of Bihar"), was one of the worst floods in Bihar, India, in a decade caused by a landslide that blocked the main route of Bhote Kosi River.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kosi River: An Overview These rivers include the Sun Kosi, the Arun, and the Bhote Kosi. The Kosi River is famous for being one of the biggest tributaries of the Ganga (or the Ganges).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kosi River (ko-SEE), ca. 200 mi/322 km long, is the northern tributary of the Ganga River, in eastern Nepal and northeastern India (Bihar state).
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