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Wb geography - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Mains 2017
    Which one of the following towns of West Bengal has been selected for ‘Smart City’ development?
    1. Kalyani
    2. Siliguri
    3. Haldia
    4. Bidhannagar
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Mains 2019
    According to the Census of India, 2011 the sex ratio of West Bengal is ________.
    1. 947
    2. 948
    3. 938
    4. 958
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Prelims 2019]
    Which of the following district was not in West Bengal at the time of the Independence of India?
    1. Cooch Bihar
    2. Howrah
    3. Darjeeling
    4. Murshidabad
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    How many Indian States have touched the border of West Bengal?
    1. 4
    2. 6
    3. 5
    4. 3
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Prelims 2022
    How many districts are there in West Bengal?
    1. 20
    2. 19
    3. 23
    4. 25
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Prelims 2022
    Which one of the following is the highest peak in South Bengal?
    1. Sandakphu
    2. Gorgaburu
    3. Pareshnath
    4. Biharinath
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Prelims 2021
    The boundary line of Sundarban was demarcated by_______.
    1. Hamilton Saheb
    2. Major William Tolly
    3. Scott
    4. Dampier and Hodges
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Prelims 2019
    The western part of the Tista River is known as:
    1. Terai
    2. Duars
    3. Tal
    4. Diara
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Mains 2017
    Which district of the following does not have Fluoride contamination in ground water?
    1. Purulia
    2. Birbhum
    3. Bankura
    4. Nadia
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Prelims 2022
    Kumari river is a tributary of______.
    1. Mahanadi
    2. Damodar
    3. Kansabati
    4. Ajoy
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Prelims 2021
    Punarbhava and Atrai are the distributaries of the following river _______.
    1. Torsa
    2. Teesta
    3. Jaldhaka
    4. Raidak
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  12. Question 12

    WBCS Prelims 2002
    The India-Bangladesh Agreement over the sharing of Ganga Water (Farakka) was signed in_____________.
    1. 1995
    2. 1996
    3. 1997
    4. 1998
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Prelims 2019
    Sundarban is declared a ‘World Heritage Site’ for:
    1. Tiger reserve
    2. Sundari tree
    3. Mangrove Forest
    4. Biodiversity
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Prelims 2016
    Singalila National Park is located in which of the districts of West Bengal?
    1. Darjeeling
    2. Alipurduar
    3. Cooch Bihar
    4. Uttar Dinajpur
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Prelims 2012]
    Sal is found in:
    1. Hooghly district of West Bengal
    2. Howrah district of West Bengal
    3. Bankura district of West Bengal
    4. Malda district of West Bengal
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Prelims 2019
    West Bengal Land Reform Act came into force in:
    1. 1956
    2. 1958
    3. 1955
    4. 1959
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Prelims 2014
    The soil of the Sundarban of West Bengal is:
    1. Red Soil
    2. Clayey Saline Soil
    3. Alluvial Soil
    4. Black Soil
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Prelims 2013
    Jute is mainly grown in:
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. West Bengal
    3. Kerala
    4. Himachal Pradesh
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Mains 2019
    Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from ____________ are manufactured by mill at Belur (West Bengal).
    1. Iron and Steel
    2. Copper
    3. Bronze
    4. Aluminium
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    The first Indian product to get G.I Tag is:
    1. Cardamom
    2. Darjeeling Tea
    3. Basmau
    4. Gobmdo Bhog
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