Karmanasa river originates in -

Question

Karmanasa river originates in -

1. A. Kaimur District (Correct answer)
2. B. Vaishali District
3. C. Patna District
4. D. Bikram District

Correct Answer

Option A — Kaimur District

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Kaimur District.

Key Points

• The Karmanasa river originates in the Kaimur district of Bihar, rising from the Kaimur hills on the Kaimur plateau, which forms part of the eastern extension of the Vindhyan range.
• The Karmanasa flows northwards through Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and joins the Ganga near Chausa in Buxar district — the site of the famous Battle of Chausa (1539), in which Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun.
• For much of its course it forms part of the Bihar–Uttar Pradesh boundary.
• The river's name literally means "destroyer of merit", and traditional belief regarded its waters as inauspicious, which is why it features prominently in local folklore.

Exam Tip

• classify Bihar's rivers by bank — north-bank tributaries of the Ganga (Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla, Kosi, Mahananda) and south-bank tributaries (Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Kiul, Karmanasa).
• This north/south split is one of the most reliably asked Bihar geography facts.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

कर्मनाशा नदी का उद्गम स्थल है:

1. A. कैमूर जिला
2. B. वैशाली जिला
3. C. पटना जिला
4. D. बिक्रम जिला