West Bengal Geography MCQ: Asked in Previous Year’s WBCS Preliminary Exams 2022-2001

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WBCS Prelims West Bengal Geography MCQ Set – 7

Q61.The longest river of Western West Bengal is : [WBCS Prelims 2016]
A. Rupnarayan
B. Damodar
C. Subarnarekha
D. Koyna

Answer –B. Damodar
Explanation-


Q62.Singlila National Park is located in which of the districts of West Bengal? [WBCS Prelims 2016]
A. Darjeeling
B. Alipurduar
C. Cooch Bihar
D. Uttar Dinajpur

Answer –A. Darjeeling
Explanation-


Q63. West Bengal has international boundaries on __ [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. North
B. North and Northeast
C. Northwest and Southeast
D. North, Northwest, and East

Answer –D. North, Northwest, and East
Explanation-


Q64. The North flowing rivers of West Bengal are______: [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. Tista, Jaldhaka, Raidhak
B. Ganga, Brahmaputra
C. Tista, Ganga
D. Damodar, Ganga

Answer –A. Tista, Jaldhaka, Raidhak
Explanation-


Q65. The most important reason for the construction of the Farakka Barrage was: [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. Raise the Lower Ganges flow
B. Redefine the Lower Ganges flow
C. Generation of power
D. Storage of excess water

Answer –A. Raise the Lower Ganges flow
Explanation-


Q66. The capital of West Bengal is located close to the_____ [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. Equator
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Tropic of Capricorn
D. Arctic circle

Answer –B. Tropic of Cancer
Explanation-


Q67. West Bengal gets most of its rainfall from: [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. South West Monsoon
B. Bay of Bengal branch of Indian Monsoon
C. Northeast Monsoon
D. Arabian Sea branch of Indian Monsoon

Answer –B. Bay of Bengal branch of Indian Monsoon
Explanation-


Q68. The local self-government of Kolkata is: [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
B. The Kolkata Corporation (KC)
C. The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)
D. The Calcutta Improvement Trust (CIT)

Answer –A. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
Explanation-


Q69. Coal mine disasters in West Bengal are due to______ [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. Slumping
B. Faulting
C. Inadequate stowing
D. Flooding

Answer –D. Flooding
Explanation-


Q70. The most superior industrial coal of West Bengal is of __ [WBCS Prelims 2015]
A. Lignite variety
B. Anthracite variety
C. Bituminous variety
D. None of the above

Answer –C. Bituminous variety
Explanation-


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