Geography PYQ 110 of 587 · Drainage System, River Cities, Waterfalls & Lakes · Other Rivers

The river Subarnarekha originates near which of the following villages?

  1. AOrmanjhi
  2. BMandar
  3. CHehal
  4. DNagri

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Correct answer: (d) Nagri

Explanation

The Subarnarekha (Suvarnarekha) River originates on the Chotanagpur Plateau, to the south-west of Ranchi. It rises near Nagri village close to Ranchi in Jharkhand and, while flowing further, forms the Hundru Waterfall. Flowing through the West Medinipur district of West Bengal, it finally falls into the Bay of Bengal.

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