With reference to Kosi River consider the following statements 1 In Bihar it changed its course in t...........

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With reference to Kosi River, consider the following statements:

1. In Bihar it changed its course in the year 2008 and caused calamity.

2. It originates from Gosainthan in Eastern Nepal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

On 18 August 2008, the Koshi river picked up an old channel it had abandoned over 100 years previously near the border with Nepal and India. Approximately 2.7 million people were affected as the river broke its embankment at Kusaha in Nepal, submerging several districts of Nepal and India. 95% of the Koshi's water flowed through the new course.