WBCS Prelims West Bengal Geography MCQ Set-17
Q161. The highest railway station in the world is situated in Ghoom near Darjeeling at an altitude of________ [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. 2225 mt.
B. 3000 mt.
C. 8848 mt.
D. 2000 mt.
Answer –A. 2225 mt.
Explanation-
Q162. The Farakka Project is mainly aimed towards [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. The irrigation of more lands in West Bengal
B. Preserving the port of Kolkata
C. Production of electricity
D. Checking the floods
Answer – B. Preserving the port of Kolkata
Explanation-
Q163. What is the name of the island which is emerging gradually near the estuary of Ganga? [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. Sagar Island
B. Gosaba
C. Purbasha
D. Lothian Island
Answer – C. Purbasha
Explanation-
Q164. The place in West Bengal declared by the UN in 1989 as a World Heritage site is: [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. The mangrove forests of Sundarban
B. The terracotta temples of Bankura
C. The ecosystem of the Darjeeling hills
D. The forests of Jaldapara
Answer – A. The mangrove forests of Sundarban
Explanation-
Q165. Rice is by far the most important crop of West Bengal covering about: [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. 70% of the net cultivated area
B. 75% of the net cultivated area
C. 60% of the net cultivated area
D. 65% of the net cultivated area
Answer – C. 60% of the net cultivated area
Explanation-
Q166. Which of the following industrial towns is known as the ‘Ruhr of India’? [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. Asansol
B. Durgapur
C. Burnpur
D. Rourkela
Answer – B. Durgapur
Explanation-
Q167. ln West Bengal the region north of the Ganga is known as______ [WBCS Prelims 2003]
A. Tanr
B. Bhabar
C. Barind
D. Rarh
Answer – C. Barind
Explanation-
Q168. The India-Bangladesh Agreement over the sharing of Ganga Water (Farakka) was signed in____ [WBCS Prelims 2002]
A. 1995
B. 1996
C.1997
D. 1998
Answer – B. 1996
Explanation-
Q169. In which of the following districts of West Bengal the decennial growth in population has been higher than the state’s decennial growth? [WBCS Prelims 2002]
A. Kolkata
B. Malda
C. Purulia
D. North Dinajpur
Answer – D. North Dinajpur
Explanation-
Q170. Electric locomotives are manufactured at: [WBCS Prelims 2001]
A. Varanasi
B. Bhopal
C. Chittaranjan
D. Calcutta
Answer – C. Chittaranjan
Explanation-
