State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 117

The Karmanasa river originates in:

  1. Kaimur district
  2. Vaishali district
  3. Patna district
  4. Bikram district
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Answer: (A) Kaimur district

Explanation

The Karmanasa rises in the Kaimur range and forms part of the Bihar–UP border before joining the Ganga.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: it rises in the Kaimur hills (Kaimur district) region.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: Vaishali is in the plains north of the Ganga.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not its source.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: Bikram is a block in Patna, not a district.