Geography PYQ 104 of 587 · Drainage System, River Cities, Waterfalls & Lakes · Other Rivers

River Damodar emerges from –

  1. ATibet
  2. BChotanagpur
  3. CNear Nainital
  4. DWestern slope of Somesar hills

39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994

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Correct answer: (b) Chotanagpur

Explanation

The Damodar River originates from the Chotanagpur Plateau. It flows through Jharkhand and West Bengal. Its tributaries are Bokaro, Jamunia, and Barakar. The Damodar River is a tributary of the Hooghly River. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is based on the Damodar River. The Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari; it flows through Odisha, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh and meets the Godavari at Somanur in Maharashtra.

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