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Wb geography - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Pre 2014
    At which of the following places, the Pole star appears at the highest angle in the Sky?
    1. Sandakfu
    2. Falut
    3. Darjeeling
    4. Kalimpong
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Pre 2014
    The major portion of West Bengal plateau lies in the district of
    1. Medinipur
    2. Murshidabad
    3. Purulia
    4. Burdwan
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Pre 2022
    West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (WBIDC) was established in
    1. 1967
    2. 1981
    3. 1977
    4. 1983
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Pre 2008
    In West Bengal, Silk industry is found in
    1. Purulia
    2. Cooch Bihar
    3. Murshidabad
    4. Howrah
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Pre 2014, 2011, 2010
    Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well-known for its
    1. Fertilizer plant
    2. Iron and Steel industries
    3. Locomotive works
    4. Cement factory
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Pre 2014
    The Soil of the Sundarbans of West Bengal is
    1. Red Soil
    2. Clayey Saline Soil
    3. Alluvial Soil
    4. Black Soil
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Pre 2013
    Cultivation of Boro rice in West Bengal is predominant in
    1. Purulia plateau area
    2. North Bengal plains
    3. Eastern Districts
    4. Rarh area
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Pre 2011
    The Soil of Bankura district is
    1. Podzolic
    2. Alluvial
    3. Lateritic
    4. Silty
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Pre 2017
    'Todo' is a primitive tribal community found in the state of
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Odisha
    3. West Bengal
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  10. Question 10

    WB SSC 2013
    Rishi Bankim Library and Museum is situated in
    1. Hooghly
    2. Kolkata
    3. The ancestral house of the author
    4. Siliguri
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Pre 2018
    Metro Rail was started in Kolkata in
    1. 1984
    2. 1986
    3. 1988
    4. 1989
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  12. Question 12

    WBCS Pre 2014
    Darjeeling Himalayan Railway became World Heritage site in
    1. 1999
    2. 1989
    3. 2000
    4. 2001
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Pre 2005
    West Bengal lies between
    1. 85° 50' E - 89° 52' E
    2. 85° 40' E - 90° E
    3. 85° E - 89° 30' E
    4. 85° E - 90° E
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Pre 2005
    Area wise, West Bengal is roughly identical to
    1. Hungary
    2. Vietnam
    3. Denmark
    4. Switzerland
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Pre 2020
    In which year West Dinajpur district of West Bengal was divided into two district namely North Dinjapur and South Dinajpur?
    1. 1991
    2. 1990
    3. 1992
    4. 1994
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Mains 2017
    The district having the lowest population density (as in 2011) in West Bengal is
    1. Darjeeling
    2. Bankura
    3. Purulia
    4. Alipurduar
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Mains 2017
    The district having the highest percentage of ST population (in 2011) in West Bengal is
    1. Darjeeling
    2. Alipurduar
    3. Purulia
    4. Dakshin Dinajpur
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Prelims 2016
    What is the length of the international boundary with Bangladesh shared by West Bengal in Km?
    1. 1617
    2. 2145
    3. 2272
    4. 3300
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Prelims 2016
    The tropic of Cancer passes through which district of West Bengal?
    1. Murshidabad
    2. Nadia
    3. Malda
    4. Purulia
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Prelims 2014
    Which of the following is in the correct descending order of the districts of West Bengal in terms of area (2011)?
    1. Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan – Bankura
    2. Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan – South 24 Parganas
    3. South 24 Parganas – Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan
    4. South 24 Parganas – Paschim Medinipur – Bankura
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