WBCS Prelims 2013 Geography (India and West Bengal) Question and Solution

GEOGRAPHY QUESTION AND SOLUTION(QUIZ) - WBCS PRELIMS 2013

   In West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination 2013, total of 28 questions was asked from Geography in between 23 questions from Indian Geography and 5 questions from West Bengal Geography.

1. Seismograph is :

[A]  An instrument for photographing clouds

[B]  An instrument for recording earthquake tremors

[C]  An instrument for measuring depths of water in the sea

[D] A device for recording changes in the atmospheric pressure

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  An instrument for recording earthquake tremors

2. Which river flows through the valley of Kashmir ?

[A]  Sutlej 

[B]  Ravi 

[C]  Chenab 

[D] Jhelum

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Jhelum

3. The source of the Narmada River lies in :

[A]  Amarkantak Plateau       

[B]  Vindhya Range       

[C]  Maikhal Range       

[D] Palni Hills

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Amarkantak Plateau       

4. Jute is mainly grown in :

[A]  Tamil Nadu       

[B]  West Bengal         

[C]  Kerala   

[D] Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  West Bengal         

5. Cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are common during the :

[A]  Early monsoons      

[B]  Late monsoons      

[C]  Winter season      

[D] Summer season

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Early monsoons      

6. The dispute regarding ‘Sir Creek’ is between

[A]  India-Bangladesh      

[B]  India-Pakistan       

[C]  India-Nepal       

[D] India-Sri Lanka

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  India-Pakistan       

7. The Eastern and Western Ghats meet in the —

[A]  Palni Hills       

[B]  Nilgiri Hills        

[C]  Palghat Gap      

[D] Annamalai Hills

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Nilgiri Hills        

8. On a map of the world some lines are drawn joining places of equal dip angles. These lines are known as —

[A]  Isogonic lines       

[B]  Isoclinic lines       

[C]  Agonic lines       

[D] Isothermal lines

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Isoclinic lines       

9. Which is the eastern most river of the North Bengal Plains ?

[A]  Torsa

[B]  Raidak 

[C]  Mechi  

[D] Pagla

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Raidak 

10. The principal controlling factor of the Indian monsoons is the —

[A]  Jet stream      

[B]  Temperature 

[C]  Presence of the Himalayan Mountains      

[D] Lower air circulation

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Lower air circulation

11. Cotton production is highest in the state of —

[A]  Maharashtra

[B]  Gujarat  

[C] Andhra Pradesh  

[D] Punjab

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Gujarat  

12. In April thunder squalls are very frequent in —

[A]  Assam

[B]  West Bengal       

[C]  Bihar   

[D] Rajasthan

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  West Bengal       

13. In terms of area India’s rank in the world is —

[A]  5th 

[B]  7th 

[C]  10th 

[D] 12th 

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  7th 

14. Sugar-cane production is highest in the state of —

[A]  Uttar Pradesh       

[B]  Maharashtra 

[C]  Tamil Nadu      

[D] Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [A]  Uttar Pradesh       

15. Forestation prevents —

[A]  Soil erosion      

[B]  Pollution

[C]  Flood 

[D] All of the above

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] All of the above

16. West Bengal accounts for ______of the population of India.

[A]  6 %      

[B]  7.55 %      

[C]  8.24 %      

[D] 9.12 %      

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  7.55 %      

17. West Bengal has a literacy rate of —

[A]  70 %

[B]  75 %

[C]  77 %

[D] 80 %

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C]  77 %

18. In India which State has the largest coal reserve?

[A]  Orissa  

[B]  Jharkhand  

[C]  Chhattisgarh 

[D] West Bengal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Jharkhand  

19. In India which state produces the largest amount of coal ?

[A]  Chhattisgarh    

[B]  Jharkhand 

[C]  Orissa 

[D] Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Jharkhand 

20. A famous bird sanctuary is —

[A]  Koladeo Ghana Sanctuary      

[B]  Gir forest        

[C]  Sunderban

[D] Sandipur National Park

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Sandipur National Park

21. West Bengal produces ________ of the rice produced in India.

[A]  10%

[B]  15%

[C]  20%

[D] 25%

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] 25%

22. The latest population Census was undertaken in —

[A]  2011

[B]  1991

[C]  2005

[D] 2001

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] 2001

23. Indian coal is mostly —

[A]  Anthracite 

[B]  Bituminous

[C] Lignite 

[D] Peat

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B]  Bituminous

24. Cultivation of Boro Rice in West Bengal is predominant in —

[A]  Purulia plateau area       

[B]  North Bengal plains       

[C]  Eastern districts       

[D] Rarh area

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Rarh area

25. In which state in India is there a tiger reserve that is a world heritage site ?

[A]  Rajasthan      

[B]  Assam  

[C]  Madhya Pradesh       

[D]  West Bengal

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D]  West Bengal

26. Granites and gneisses of Dharwarian age are found in :

[A] Siwalik Hills       

[B] Deccan Plateau        

[C] Chotonagpur Plateau       

[D] Kirthar Range

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [C] Chotonagpur Plateau       

27. Laktak Lake is located in the State of —

[A] Jammu & Kashmir       

[B] Himachal Pradesh       

[C] Arunachal Pradesh       

[D] Manipur

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [D] Manipur

28. Gondwana beds are known for their :

[A] Iron deposits       

[B] Coal deposits        

[C] Bauxite  

[D] Petroleum

Correct Answer

Correct Answer: [B] Coal deposits