Question

Fort William is situated on the banks of the river:
1. Indravati
2. Teesta
3. Hooghly
4. Damodar 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Hooghly

The correct answer is Hooghly.

• Fort William was built during the time of the Bengal Presidency and is an architectural marvel in Kolkata.
• It is named after William III, the fort sits on the banks of the Hooghly River and was at the centre of the Battle of Plassey fought between the British and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah.
• It is also the site of an infamous dungeon called the Black Hole of Calcutta.
• Fort William was built as a symbol of British Raj and was perceived as an icon of imperialism for two centuries.
• The construction of the fort was completed by 1770.
• Fort William roughly occupies an area of 177.42 acres on the ground and has a regular octagonal shape with 5 sides towards the land and 3 sides towards the Hoogly river.

River	Important Points
Indravati	Indravati River is a tributary of the Godavari River, in central India. It flows through the states of Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana. It starts from the Ghats of Dandakaranya, ranges from a hilltop village Mardiguda of Thuamula Rampur Block in the Kalahandi district of the state of Odisha.
Teesta	Teesta river is a tributary of the Brahmaputra (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), flowing through India and Bangladesh. It originates in the Himalayas near Chunthang, Sikkim and flows to the south through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. The Teesta Barrage dam helps to provide irrigation for the plains between the upper Padma and the Jamuna.