Westbengal Geography Solved Questions
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1.Electric locomotives are manufactured at——
(A) Varanasi
(B) Bhopal
(C) Chittaranjan
(D) Calcutta
Ans: (C) Chittaranjan.
2.The India-Bangladesh Agreement over the sharing of Ganga Water (Farakka) was signed in
(A) 1995
(B)
Ans: (B) 1996
Q.In which of the following districts of West Bengal the decennial growth in population has been higher than the state’s decennial growth?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Malda
(C) Purulia
(D) North Dinajpur.
Ans: (D) North Dinajpur.
Q.The highest railway station of the world is situated of Ghoom near Darjeeling at an altitude of
(Highest – Tanggula station, China)
(A) 2225 mt. (2nd highest)
(B) 3000 mt.
(C) 8848 mt.
(D) 2000 mt.
Ans: (A) 2225 mt.
Q.The Farakka Project is mainly aimed towards
(A) The irrigation of more lands in West Bengal
(B) Preserving the port of Kolkata
(C) Production of electricity
(D) Checking the floods.
Ans: (B) Preserving the port of Kolkata.
Q.What is the name of the island which is emerging gradually near the estuary of Ganga?
(A) Sagar Island
(B) Gosaba
(C) Purbasha
(D) Lothian Island
Ans: (C) Purbasha.
Q.The place in West Bengal declared by the UN in 1989 as the World Heritage site is
(A) The mangrove forests of Sundarban
(B) The terracotta temples of Bankura
(C) The ecosystem of the Darjeeling hills
(D) The forests of Jaldapara.
Ans: (A) The mangrove forests of Sundarban.
Q.Rice is by far the most important crop of West Bengal covering about
(A) 70% of net cultivated area
(B) 75% of net cultivated area
(C) 60% of net cultivated area
(D) 65% of net cultivated area.
Ans: (C) 60% of net cultivated area.
Q.Which of the following industrial towns is known as ‘Ruhr of India’?
(A) Asansol
(B) Durgapur
(C) Burnpur
(D) Rourkela.
Ans: (B) Durgapur.
Q. ln West Bengal the region north of the Ganga is known as
(A) Tanr
(B) Bhabar
(C) Barind
(D) Rarh
Ans: (C) Barind.
Q.The source of the Jaldhaka river is
(A) Bitang lake
(B) Chomalhari Peak
(C) Zemu Glacier
(D) Jelap La
Ans: (A) Bitang lake.
Q.‘Canada Dam’ is on the
(Massanjore dam)
(A) Damodar
(B) Kasai
(c) Baitarani
(D) Mayurakshi
Ans: (D) Mayurakshi.
Q. NH 34 connects
(A) Kolkata with Asansol
(B) Kolkata with Jhargram
(C) Kolkata with Siliguri
(D) Kolkata with Bangaon
Ans: (C) Kolkata with Siliguri.
Q. According to Census Report 2001, literacy rate in West Bengal was
(a) 43.2%
(b) 59.2%
(c) 68.6%
(d) 79.2%
Ans: (c) 68.6% (77.8 – 2011)
Q. When was the first West Bengal Human Development Report published?
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2003
(d) 2004
Ans: (d) 2004
Q.The highest point in West Bengal is
(a) Sandakphu
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Gargabaru
(d) Ghum
Ans: (a) Sandakphu (3636 m).
Q.Area wise, West Bengal is roughly identical to
(a) Hungary
(b) Vietnam
(c) Denmark
(d) Switzerland,
Ans: (a) Hungary.(93,030km2)
Q.West Bengal lies between
(a) 85°50’E – 89°50’E
(b) 85°30’E – 90°E
(c) 85°E – 89°30’E
(d) 85°E – 90°E
Ans:(a) 85°50’E – 89°50’E
Q.Proportion of area under forest cover in West Bengal is
(a) 13.5%
(b) 11.8%
(c) 14.2%.
(d) 20.0%
Ans:(a) 13.5%
Q. Of the Indian States, West Bengal has the longest boundary with
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Bihar
(c) Orissa
(d) Assam
Ans: (a) Jharkhand.
Q.Oldest coalfield of Damodar Valley region is—-
(a) Talcher
(b) Bokaro
(c) Raniganj
(d) Bisrampur
Ans:(c) Raniganj (1774).
Q.Salt Lake has become a centre of–
(a) Computer Software Industries
(b) IT Industry
(c) Electronic Industry
(d) Engineering Industry
Ans:(b) IT Industry
Q.In which town in India underground train starts operating first?
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai
(d) Calcutta
Ans:(d) Calcutta.
Q. Out of the four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate description about the following three words : Santiniketen : Jadavpur : Kalyani
(a) These are university towns of West Bengal
(b) These are tourist places
(c) These are easily accessible from Kolkata
(d) There are no big hotels at these places
Ans:(a) These are university towns of West Bengal.
Q. Barakar is the major tributary of
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Ganga
(c) Damodar
(d) Ajoy
Ans:(c) Damodar.
Q. Adra of Purulia District is known for
(a) Fishing Industry
(b) Railway Junction
(c) District headquarter
(d) Health Resort
Ans:(b) Railway Junction.
Q. Lateritic soil is found in
(a) Bihar (Plain region)
(b) West Bengal (Plateau region)
(c) Tamilnadu (Coastal region)
(d) Northern Western Ghat
Ans:(b) West Bengal (Plateau region).
Q. From Nabadwip to Bay of Bengal the Ganga river is named as
(a) Bhagirathi
(b) Hooghly
(c) Ganga
(d) Ichhamati
Ans:(b) Hooghly.
- Population density of West Bengal in 2001 is—
(a) 877 persons/Km2
(b) 904 persons/Km2
(c) 934 persons/km2
(d) 957 persons/km2
Ans:(b) 904 persons/Km2. (1028 as per 2011)
30.. Cinchona cultivation is mainly practiced in
(a) Mongpu and Munsong
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Kalimpong
(d) Buxar
Ans:(a) Mongpu and Munsong.
- Balurghat is the headquarter of
(a) Uttar Dinajpur
(b) Dakshin Dinajpur
(c) Malda
(d) Coochbehar
Ans:(b) Dakshin Dinajpur.
- In West Bengal, export processing zone has started functioning at
(a) Raichak
(b) Haldia
(c) Falta
(d) Kakdwip
Ans:(c) Falta (1984)
- Downstream industries are coming up at
(a) Kolkata
(b) Asansol
(c) Medinipur
(d) Haldia
Ans:(d) Haldia.
- Which city of West Bengal is called gateway city of NE India?
(a) Jalpaiguri
(b) Coochbehar
(c) Siliguri
(d) Alipurdura
Ans:(c) Siliguri.
- No. of Municipal towns in West Bengal, at present:
(Corporation-7)
(A) 118
(B) 104
(C) 256
(D) 191
Ans: (A) 118 (in 2020)
- Which of the following is true for the literacy rate in West Bengal?
(A) The literacy rate in West Bengal is higher than the national average
(B) The literacy rate in West Bengal is lower than the national average
(C) West Bengal’s literacy rate is the lowest in India
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A) The literacy rate in West Bengal is higher than the national average.
- Number of Panchayet Samities in West Bengal at present in—-
(A) 341
(B) 344
(C) 333
(D) 334
Ans: (A) 341 (in 2020).
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