WBCS Prelims 2012 Geography (India and West Bengal) Question and Solution

GEOGRAPHY QUESTION AND SOLUTION(QUIZ) - WBCS PRELIMS 2012

  In West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination 2012, total of 21 questions was asked from Geography in between 16 questions from Indian Geography and 5 questions from West Bengal Geography.

1. Annual population growth rate between 1991 and 2001 is :

[A]  3%

[B]  1.93%

[C]  4%

[D] 2%

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  1.93%

Notes: Annual population growth rate between 2001 and 2011 is 1.76%.

2. Female literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 Census is

[A]  64.5%

[B]  53.67%

[C]  43.8%

[D] 50.5%

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  64.5% 

Notes: None of option correct. Correct Answer- 59.61%.

3. ‘Sundarban’ has been sited as a world heritage site due to its :

[A]  Tiger reserves       

[B]  Sundari Trees       

[C]  Mangrove trees      

[D]  Biodiversity

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Mangrove trees      

4. The south eastern part of the Bengal delta is undergoing:

[A]  Subsidence 

[B]  Emergence

[C]  Procreation 

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Emergence

5. Literacy rate of West Bengal in 2001 Census is –

[A]  57%

[B]  75%

[C]  64.84%

[D] 60.79%

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  64.84%

6. According to 2001 Census lowest literacy rate in India is found in-

[A]  Rajasthan

[B]  Jharkhand         

[C]  Bihar

[D] Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Bihar

7. In India the sex ratio according to 2001 census is :

[A]  933 females/1000 males        

[B]  927 females/1000 males

[C]  898 females/1000 males         

[D] 800 females/1000 males

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  933 females/1000 males        

8. Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to measure

[A]  Depth of water        

[B]  Position of oceanic minerals

[C]  Latitudes and longitudes      

[D] Circumference of the globe

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Position of oceanic minerals

9. When was Ganga Water Treaty was signed between India and Bangladesh ?

[A]  1994

[B]  1995

[C]  1996

[D] 1997

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  1996

10. Name the state of India where male-female ratio is adversely tilted against the female

[A]  Uttar Pradesh       

[B]  West Bengal        

[C]  Punjab     

[D] Haryana

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Haryana

11. ‘Tin Bigha Corridor’ links

[A]  India and Pakistan       

[B]  India and China      

[C]  India and Bhutan      

[D] India and Bangladesh

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] India and Bangladesh

12. The Pir Panjal Range is located in the:

[A]  Greater Himalaya      

[B]  Trans Himalayan Area       

[C]  Lesser Himalaya      

[D] Siwaliks

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Greater Himalaya      

13. River Narmada flows through a-

[A]  Synclinal valley        

[B]  U- shaped valley        

[C]  Fault Trough       

[D] Delta

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Fault Trough       

14. The Indus river rises near

[A]  Sheshnag Lake        

[B]  Bhimtal Lake       

[C]  Lake Nassil       

[D] Mansarovar Lake

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Mansarovar Lake

15. The river Ganga flows into the Bay of Bengal through

[A]  A triangular delta        

[B]  An estuary      

[C]  ‘Birds foot’ delta       

[D] Fault line

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  A triangular delta        

16. El Nino in the Pacific-

[A]  Increases monsoon rainfall over India         

[B]  Decreases monsoon rainfall over India

[C]  Increases cyclones over Bay of Bengal         

[D] Decreases cyclones over Bay of Bengal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Decreases monsoon rainfall over India

17. Lateritic soil of India are-

[A]  Rich in iron       

[B]  Rich in humus        

[C]  Rich in basaltic lava      

[D] Rich in Uranium

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Rich in iron       

18. The Black soil of Maharashtra are called –

[A]  Regolith  

[B]  Khadar  

[C]  Regur

[D] Bhabar

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Regur

19. Neem is a –

[A]  Tropical Wet Evergreen Tree        

[B]  Tropical Moist Deciduous Tree

[C]  Tropical Dry Deciduous Tree       

[D] Tropical Dry Evergreen Tree

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Tropical Dry Deciduous Tree       

20. Sal is found in

[A]  Hooghly district of West Bengal       

[B]  Howrah district of West Bengal

[C]  Bankura district of West Bengal       

[D] Malda district of West Bengal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  Bankura district of West Bengal       

21. Joint Forest Management was first successful in West Bengal in-

[A]  Paljhari village of Medinipur district      

[B]  Bhula village ol Bankura district

[C]  Natunbandh village of Bankura district      

[D] Arabari village Medinipur district

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Arabari village Medinipur district