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Which one of the following rivers was known as the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?
Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 1(i) | (Page 9)
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Explanation
Option (D) is correct because the provided text explicitly states that the Damodar river was 'Once known as the sorrow of Bengal'. The text describes how the river occupies the eastern margins of the Chotanagpur Plateau, flows through a rift valley, and joins the Hugli. It further mentions that the river has now been tamed by the Damodar Valley Corporation, a multipurpose project.