West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2023
Q. Which city is known as the ‘Silk City’ of West Bengal?
(A) Asansol
(B) Durgapur
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Siliguri
Correct Answer: (C) Murshidabad
Q. The East Calcutta Wetlands have been declared as a –
(A) Biosphere Reserve
(B) Reserve Forest
(C) Ramsar Site
(D) National Park
Correct Answer: (C) Ramsar Site
Q. Which district in West Bengal is known for its terracotta temples?
(A) Bankura
(B) Malda
(C) Birbhum
(D) Jalpaiguri
Correct Answer: (A) Bankura
Q. Haldia Petrochemical LTD. (HPL) was established in which year?
(A) 1992
(B) 1984
(C) 1974
(D) 1988
Correct Answer: (A) 1992
Q. Which district in West Bengal is known for the production of the “Gobindobhog” variety of rice, which has a GI tag?
(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Bankura
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Murshidabad
Correct Answer: (C) Bardhaman
Q. Serampore, Belgharia, and Sodepur are known for –
(A) Paper Industry
(B) Textile Industry
(C) Sugar Industry
(D) Iron and Steel Industry
Correct Answer: (B) Textile Industry
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2022
Q. Which iron and steel plant was established in India with the cooperation of the UK?
(A) Bhilai
(B) Bokaro
(C) Durgapur
(D) Rourkela
Correct Answer: (C) Durgapur
Q. Which among the following soils is primarily infertile?
(A) Regur
(B) Alluvial
(C) Bangar
(D) Lateritic
Correct Answer: (D) Lateritic
Q. In India, it is known as the ‘golden fibre’. Identify it.
(A) Cotton
(B) Wool
(C) Jute
(D) Silk
Correct Answer: (C) Jute
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2021
Q. Largest tobacco producer district of West Bengal is –
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) Uttar Dinajpur
Correct Answer: (A) Cooch Behar
Q. East Kolkata Wetlands have been declared as –
(A) World Heritage Site
(B) Ramsar Site
(C) Biodiversity Site
(D) Tourist Site
Correct Answer: (B) Ramsar Site
Q. Rammam Hydroelectric Power Station is located in –
(A) Jalpaiguri
(B) Sikkim
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) Darjeeling
Correct Answer: (D) Darjeeling
Q. The oldest and richest coalfield of India with respect to quantity of production and quality is –
(A) Bokaro
(B) Jharia
(C) Raniganj
(D) Makum-Nazira
Correct Answer: (B) Jharia
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2020
Q. Mohammed Bazar of Birbhum is famous for –
(A) China clay
(B) Lime stone
(C) Dolomite
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) China clay
Q. Sidrapong of Darjeeling has India’s first –
(A) Plywood factory
(B) Saw mill
(C) Hydropower station
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Hydropower station
Q. Which one has not been correctly matched?
(A) Burdwan : Coal
(B) Purulia : Lime stone
(C) Birbhum : China clay
(D) Bankura : Manganese
Correct Answer: (B) Purulia : Lime stone
Q. The Steel mill of Durgapur was set up in collaboration with –
(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) Britain
(D) France
Correct Answer: (C) Britain
Q. Malda district of West Bengal is famous for –
(A) Sericulture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Apiculture
(D) Aquaculture
Correct Answer: (A) Sericulture
Q. The modern iron and steel industry in India has its beginning in 1870 when Bengal Iron Works Company was established in –
(A) Kulti
(B) Bishnupur
(C) Cossipore
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Kulti
Q. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) Toy Train of Darjeeling has been given Heritage Railway Station by UNESCO.
(B) Mangpu of Kalimpong subdivision is famous for Cinchona cultivation.
(C) Lyed Botanical Garden is situated in Kurseong subdivision.
(D) Himalaya Mountaineering Institute is located in the Darjeeling town.
Correct Answer: (C) Lyed Botanical Garden is situated in Kurseong subdivision.
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2019
Q. Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from ______ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).
(A) Iron and steel
(B) Copper
(C) Bronze
(D) Aluminium
Correct Answer: (D) Aluminium
Q. Malda district of West Bengal is famous for ______.
(A) Sericulture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Apiculture
(D) Aquaculture
Correct Answer: (A) Sericulture
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2018
Q. Which of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation?
(A) Lava forest of Kalimpong
(B) Sajnekhali forest of South 24-Parganas
(C) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
(D) Corbet National Park of U.P.
Correct Answer: (B) Sajnekhali forest of South 24-Parganas
Q. Which of the following canals is located in W.B.?
(A) Lower Ganga Canal
(B) Sarada Canal
(C) Eden Canal
(D) Sirhand Canal
Correct Answer: (C) Eden Canal
Q. Eden Canal is located in –
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Haryana
Correct Answer: (A) West Bengal
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2017
Q. Coal mines in West Bengal are mainly of –
(A) Anthracite type
(B) Bituminous type
(C) Lignite type
(D) Peat type
Correct Answer: (B) Bituminous type
Q. West Bengal has the highest number of livestock in the form of –
(A) Buffalo
(B) Sheep
(C) Goat
(D) Cattle
Correct Answer: (C) Goat
Q. Share (in %) of the net sown area is the maximum in the district of –
(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Malda
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Uttar Dinajpur
Correct Answer: (A) Purba Medinipur
Q. Bibhutibhusan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the district of –
(A) Bardhaman
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) North 24 Parganas
(D) Nadia
Correct Answer: (C) North 24 Parganas
Q. Clouded Leopard in West Bengal can be spotted in the wild in –
(A) Neora Valley
(B) Buxa
(C) Sundarban
(D) The forests of Purulia
Correct Answer: (A) Neora Valley
Q. Assertion (A): Aman paddy is cultivated during the monsoon season. Reason (R): Aman requires plenty of water.
(A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A.
(B) A is correct but R is wrong.
(C) Both A and R are incorrect.
(D) Both A and R are correct, and R does not explain A.
Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A.
Q. What percentage of area is under forests in West Bengal?
(A) 13%
(B) 20%
(C) 31%
(D) 33%
Correct Answer: (A) 13%
Q. According to ISI Seismic Risk Zones, the South Bengal Plains lie within –
(A) Zone I
(B) Zone II
(C) Zone III
(D) Zone IV
Correct Answer: (C) Zone III
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2016
Q. UNESCO declared Sundarban as a Biosphere Reserve as well as a World Heritage Site in the year –
(A) 1989
(B) 1997
(C) 1999
(D) 2001
Correct Answer: (B) 1997
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2015
Q. The first cotton mill of India was established at –
(A) Mumbai
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Baroda
(D) Kolkata
Correct Answer: (A) Mumbai
Q. The first cotton mill was set-up at Fort Gloster in Calcutta in the year –
(A) 1818
(B) 1854
(C) 1851
(D) 1890
Correct Answer: (A) 1818
Q. Aluminium Factory of West Bengal is located at –
(A) Falta
(B) Asansol
(C) Durgapur
(D) Batanagar
Correct Answer: (B) Asansol
West Bengal Geography Resources, Agriculture & Industries Questions 2014
Q. East Kolkata Wetlands were designated a “Wetlands of International Importance” under the Ramsar Convention in the year –
(A) 1972
(B) 1986
(C) 1995
(D) 2002
Correct Answer: (D) 2002
Q. The approximate percentage of land under forest in West Bengal is –
(A) 20.5%
(B) 13.5%
(C) 15.5%
(D) 28.5%
Correct Answer: (B) 13.5%
Q. North-South stretch of Hooghly industrial belt is from Bansberia to –
(A) Naihati
(B) Budge Budge
(C) Belghoria
(D) Uluberia
Correct Answer: (B) Budge Budge
Q. First Export Processing Zone in India was established at –
(A) Falta
(B) Kandala
(C) Santa Cruz
(D) Surat
Correct Answer: (B) Kandala
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