WBCS Prelims West Bengal Geography MCQ Set – 10
Q91. The literacy rate of West Bengal in the 2001 Census is – [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. 57%
B. 75%
C. 64.84%
D. 60.79%
Answer –C. 64.84%
Explanation-
Q92. The female literacy rate of West Bengal in the 2001 Census is: [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. 59.61 %
B. 53.67%
C. 43.8%
D. 50.5%
Answer –A. 59.61 %
Explanation-
Q93. East Kolkata Wetlands has been declared as a __ [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. World Heritage site
B. Ramsar site
C. Biodiversity site
D. None of the above
Answer –B. Ramsar site
Explanation-
Q94. ‘Sundarban’ has been cited as a world heritage site due to its : [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. Tiger reserves
B. Sundari Trees
C. Mangrove trees
D. Biodiversity
Answer –D. Biodiversity
Explanation-
Q95. The southeastern part of the Bengal Delta is undergoing : [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. Subsidence
B. Emergence
C. Progradation
D. None of the above
Answer –A. Subsidence
Explanation-
Q96. The Damodar Valley Multipurpose Project was designed after : [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. Tennessee Valley Project of U.S.A.
B. Leena Project of U.S.S.R.
C. Amazon River Valley Project
D. Hwang Ho River Valley Project of China
Answer –A. Tennessee Valley Project of U.S.A.
Explanation-
Q97. ‘Tin Bigha Corridor’ links [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. India and Pakistan
B. India and China
C. India and Bhutan
D. India and Bangladesh
Answer – D. India and Bangladesh
Explanation-
Q98. Sal is found in: [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. Hoogly district of West Bengal
B. Howrah district of West Bengal
C. Bankura district of West Bengal
D. Malda district of West Bengal
Answer –C. Bankura district of West Bengal
Explanation-
Q99. Joint Forest Management was first successful in West Bengal in: [WBCS Prelims 2012]
A. Paljhari village of Mednipur district
B. Bhula village ol Bankura district
C. Natunbandh village of Bankura district
D. Arabari village Mednipur district
Answer – D. Arabari village Mednipur district
Explanation-
Q100. People of the Sundarbans derive livelihood basically from: [WBCS Prelims 2011]
A. Rain-fed monocropping
B. Tourism
C. Fishing
D. Construction of barrages and embankments
Answer –C. Fishing
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