WBCS Previous Year preliminary West Bengal Geography Question

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 West Bengal Geography previous year question

  •  Ganga flows into the sea through-

    • A Delta

  • The soil of Bankura district is-

    • Lateritic

  • In West Bengal SEZ was planned- 

    • Around Nandigram

  • In West Bengal Plantation Agriculture is found in-

    • Darjeeling District

  • 'Sundarbans' in West Bengal has been declare World Heritage site in-

    • 1987

  • Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its-

    • Locomotive works

  • Highest population growth rate in West Bengal according to 2001 census is found in -

    • Uttar Dinajpur

  • Among the districts of West Bengal, according to 2001 census data sex ratio is lowest in -

    • Kolkata

  • In the east of West Bengal lies-

    • Assam and Bangladesh

  • People of the Sundarbans derives livelihood basically from-

    • Fishing

  • Farakka Barrage has been constructed-

    • To increase the flow of water in Hooghly river.

  • In West Bengal foothill region of the Himalayas is known as-

    • Tarai and Duars

  • Among West Bengal districts,the lowest human development is recorded for-

    • Malda

  • Which iron and steel plant is called "Ruth of India"-

    • Durgapur

  • Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well known for its-

    • Locomotive Works

  • Cyclone of Bay of Bengal are studied with the help of-

    • Topographical Maps

  • The most ideal region for cultivation of Tea in West Bengal-

    • Darjeeling

  • Haldia is a centre for-

    • Petro Chemical Industries.

  • Rainfall in West Bengal occurs due to summer monsoon by-

    • Bay of Bengal current

  • Tropical evergreen forests are found in West Bengal-

    • Below 1000 mtr.

  • Tin Bigha Corridor links -

    • India and Bangladesh

  • Joint Forest Management was first successful in West Bengal-

    • Arabari village Medinipur district.

  • The south eastern part of the Bengal delta is undergoing-

    • Subsidence

  • Sal is found in - 

    • Bankura district of West Bengal

  • The Damodar Valley Multipurpose Project was designed after-

    • Tennessee Valley Project of U.S.A

  • Literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 Census is -

    • 64.84%

  • East Kolkata Wetlands has been declared as a -

    •  Ramsar site

  • Female literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 census is-

    • 59.61%

  • Sunderban has been cited as a World Heritage site due to its-

    • Biodiversity

  • In April thunder squalls are very frequent in-

    • West Bengal

  • Jute is mainly grown in-

    • West Bengal

  • West Bengal accounts for ____ of the population of India-

    • 7.55%

  • Which is the eastern most river of the North Bengal Plains-

    • Raidak

  • Kharagpur Railway workshop was built in-

    • 1900

  • West Bengal produces ____ of the rice produced in India-

    • 15%

  • West Bengal has a literacy rate of-

    • 77%

  • In Darjeeling district of West Bengal temperate forests occur at an elevation of-

    • 2000 mts

  • In which state in India is there a tiger reserve that is a World Heritage site?

    • West Bengal

  • Cultivation of Boro rice in West Bengal is predominant in-

    • Rarh area

  • At which of the following places,the Pole Star appears at the highest angle in the sky?

    • Sandakphu

  • Which of the following is in the correct descending order of the districts of West Bengal in terms of sex ratio(2011)?

    • Darjeeling- Paschim Medinipur- Hooghly

  • Jalpaiguri is situated on the banks of which rivers?

    • Tista and Karala

  • Which of the following is in the correct descending order of the districts of West Bengal in terms of area (2011)?

    • South 24 Parganas - Paschim Medinipur- Burdwan

  • Darjeeling Himalayan Railway became World Heritage site in-

    • 1999

  • The districts from the north to the south of West Bengal is approximately-

    • 600 km

  • The soil of the Sundarban of West Bengal is-

    • Clayey Saline Soil

  • The major portion of West Bengal plateau lies in the district of -

    • Purulia

  • Damodar river rises from-

    • Chhotanagpur plateau

  • The plains at the foot of the Darjeeling Himalayas is known as ____ in Darjeeling district of West Bengal-

    • Terai

  • The North flowing rivers of West Bengal are -

    • Tista, Jaldhaka, Raidhak

  • West Bengal gets most of its rainfall from-

    • Bay of Bengal branch of Indian Monsoon

  • West Bengal has international boundaries in-

    • North , Northwest and East

  • The capital of West Bengal is located close to the -

    • Tropic of Cancer

  • Coal mine disasters in West Bengal are due to -

    • Flooding

  • The most superior industrial coal of West Bengal is of-

    • Bituminous variety

  • The most important reason for the construction of the Farakka Barrage was-

    • Raise the Lower Ganges flow.

  • The local self-government of Kolkata is -

    • The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)

  • Which of the following types of climate on West Bengal experiences?

    • Tropical Monsoon

  • Largest tobacco producer district of West Bengal is-

    • Cooch Behar

  • Singalila National Park located in which of the districts of West Bengal?

    • Darjeeling

  • What is the length of International boundary with Bangladesh shared by West Bengal in Km?

    • 2272 km

  • The longest river of Western West Bengal is-

    • Damodar

  • Highest peak of West Bengal belongs to which of the following mountain ranges?

    • Singalila range

  • The tropic of Cancer passed through which districts of West Bengal?

    • Nadia

  • The planning of DVC was designed following which of the foreign planning project?

    • TVA

  • The Damodar Valley Corporation-

    • A government organization represented by both the Central (India) and the state government of West Bengal and Jharkhand

  • Which one of the following is not mined in the delta region of West Bengal?

    • Sand

  • The summer monsoon normally arrives in the South Bengal during-

    • 10 - 15 June

  • What was the primary objective of construction of the Farakka Barrage?

    • Augmentation of water supply in the Hugli river.

  • Drought is occasionally experienced in the plateau region of West Bengal because of-

    • Extremely low rainfall

  • Toto is a primitive tribal community found in the state of-

    • West Bengal

  • In West Bengal 'Rarh' is a physiographic region, part of which can be found in the district of-

    • Paschim Medinipur

  • Which one of the following is not an administrative division of West Bengal?

    • Kolkata

  • Which district of West Bengal has achieved the highest level of Human Development Index in the State?

    • Kolkata

  • The largest Arsenic decontamination/purification plant in West Bengal is located at-

    • Farakka

  • In West Bengal rail wagons are manufactured at-

    • Liluah, Kanchrapara, Dumdum

  • Murshidabad district is bisected into two halves by-

    • Bhagirathi river

  • Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway via Agra is known as-

    • NH-3 (Old Numbering)

  • The active delta of the Ganga in India lies here-

    • North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas

  • Bongaon and Kolkata is connected by-

    • NH -35 (Old Numbering)

  • In India Karst landforms are formed in-

    • Jalpaiguri district,hills of Buxar and Jainti

  • 'Dry Port' of West Bengal is located at-

    • Kolkata and Haldia

  • Head Quarter of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation of India is located in-

    • Kolkata

  • Dhaniakhali is famous for-

    • Tant industry

  • Sundarban is declared as 'World Heritage Site' for-

    • Mangrove forest and Biodiversity

  • Rammam hydroelectric power is located in-

    • Darjeeling

  • Which of the following district was not in West Bengal at the time of Independence of India?

    • Coochbehar

  • Mention the name of the state which has larger boundary with West Bengal among the following states in India-

    • Jharkhand

  • Literacy rate of West Bengal is-

    • 77.08%

  • First railway line was stated in West Bengal between-

    • Howrah and Hooghly

  • Jalpaiguri town is located in the bank of -

    • Tista and Karala river

  • Western part of Tista river is known as-

    • Terai

  • Metro rail was started in Kolkata in-

    • 1984

  • West Bengal Land Reform Act came into force in-

    • 1955

  • East Kolkata Wetlands have been downloaded as-

    • Ramsar site

  • Which tribal language has been given official status in West Bengal and regarded endangered by UNESCO?

    • Kurukh language

  • First Indian product to get GI tag is-

    • Darjeeling Tea

  • How many Indian states have touched the border of West Bengal-

    • 5

  • Rank of West Bengal in India with reference to the total population according to 2011 census report is- 

    • Fourth

  • Gangani region of West Bengal has which type of soil?

    • Lateritie soil

  • Select from the following rice producing districts in West Bengal in ascending order-

    • Murshidabad, Midnapore, East Bardhaman

  • The river on which Tilpara Barrage located?

    • Mayurakshi

  • In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal was divided into two districts namely North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur?

    • 1992

  • Literacy rate in West Bengal census 2011-

    • 77%

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