GEOGRAPHY QUESTION AND SOLUTION(QUIZ) - WBCS PRELIMS 2014
In West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) Preliminary Examination 2014, total of 24 questions was asked from Geography in between 15 questions from Indian Geography and 9 questions from West Bengal Geography.
1. Which one of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga?
Correct Answer: [D] Subarnarekha
Correct Answer: [C] Purulia
3. The plains at the foot of the Darjeeling Himalayas is known as______ in Darjeeling district of West Bengal
Correct Answer: [B] Terai
4. The distance from the north to the south of West Bengal is approximately
Correct Answer: [B] 700 km
5. Damodar river rises from
Correct Answer: [B] Chhotanagpur plateau
6. Who prepares the topographical maps of India?
Correct Answer: [B] Survey of India
7. The soil of the sunderban of West Bengal is
Correct Answer: [B] Clayey Saline Soil
8. Where is the Forest Research Institute of India located?
Correct Answer: [C] Dehradun
9. Jalpaiguri is situated on the banks of which rivers?
Correct Answer: [A] Tista and Karala
10. Tuticorin, an important fishing harbour is situated along _______coast.
Correct Answer: [B] Coromondal
11. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway became World Heritage Site in
Correct Answer: [C] 1999
12. El Nino refers to
Correct Answer: [C] An oceanic phenomenon
13. Major part of the Indian agriculture is characterised by
Correct Answer: [C] Small size farm
Correct Answer: [B] Brahmani
15. Diamond mines of India are located in ______
Correct Answer: [C] Madhya Pradesh
16. Soil erosion is most alarming in_______ littoral state of India.
Correct Answer: [C] Odisha
17. Copious rain in the northern coast of Tamil Nadu in October-November are due to
Correct Answer: [B] Retreating Monsoon
18. The major concentration of India’s mica production comes from
Correct Answer: [C] Jharkhand
19. Which of the following problems is not encountered in the Indira Gandhi Canal command area ?
Correct Answer: [B] Progressive water logging
20. Which one of the following pairs is not correct matched?
Correct Answer: [C] Western Ghats — Palaeozoic Fold Mountains
21. The location of Iron & Steel plants in India has been influenced by the availability of the following in order of importance :
Correct Answer: [A] Iron Ore – Coking Coal – Limestone – Manganese
22. At which of the following places, the Pole Star appears at the highest angle in the sky ?
Correct Answer: [B] Falut
23. Which of the following is in the correct descending order of the districts of West Bengal in terms of area (2011) ?
Correct Answer: [C] South 24 Parganas – Paschim Medinipur – Burdwan
24. Which of the following is in the correct descending order of the districts of West Bengal in terms of sex ratio (2011) ?
Correct Answer: [C] Darjeeling – Hooghly – Murshidabad