Geography – WBPSC Clerkship Previous Year Question Paper

Geography – WBPSC Clerkship Previous Year Question Paper

Geography - WBPSC Clerkship Previous Year Question Paper

Clerkship Question Paper – 2019 (S1)

10. Which one of the following rivers does not flow across the India-Bangladesh border?

(A) The Ganges

(B) Teesta

(C) Atrayee

(D) Damodar

 

12. Which one of the following states is not a Member of SAARC?

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Myanmar

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) Nepal

 

13. Which one of the following is not an independent state?

(A) Australia

(B) Scotland

(C) Belgium

(D) Spain

 

20. Except Hong Kong, how many other Special Administrative Regions(SARs) are there in China?

(A) 2

(B) 1

(C) 3

(D) None of the above

 

34. How many districts are there in West Bengal?

(A) 21

(B) 19

(C) 23

(D) 22

 

35. Balakot is in

(A) India’s north-east

(B) Pakistan’s north-west

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Iran-Afghanistan border

 

36. Fiji is in

(A) The Asia-Pacific region

(B) The North Atlantic region

(C) North Africa

(D) South America

 

37. Which one of the following is not a Union Territory?

(A) Chandigarh

(B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(C) Puducherry

(D) Tripura

 

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Clerkship Question Paper – 2019 (S2)

1. Kamarpukur, the birthplace of Sri Sri Ramakrishna, is in

(A) Howrah

(B) Hooghly

(C) East Bardhaman

(D) Nadia

 

2. The capital of Australia is

(A) Melbourne

(B) Sydney

(C) Canberra

(D) Perth

 

13. Amarkantak is in

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttarakhand

 

20. Which one of the following ports is not in Pakistan?

(A) Karachi

(B) Gwadar

(C) Pasni

(D) Bandar Abbas

 

21. Identify the statement that wrongly depicts Mamallapuram as

(A) A UNESCO cultural heritage site.

(B) The ancient capital of the Pallava Kingdom.

(C) Home to the development of Kathakali dance form.

(D) A tourist spot.

 

24. Which of the following states in India is not a tea-growing state?

(A) Assam

(B) Tripura

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) West Bengal

 

28. Which one of the following states is not a member of BIMSTEC?

(A) Pakistan

(B) Myanmar

(C) Sri Lanka

(D) India

 

33. Which one of the following states is not an independent state?

(A) Vanuatu

(B) Netherlands

(C) Alaska

(D) Canada

 

38. Which among the following rivers originate from the Himalayas?

(A) Damodar

(B) Cauvery

(C) The Brahmaputra

(D) Narmada

 


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Clerkship Question Paper – 2009 (S1)

33. Nagarjuna Sagar Project is located on which river?

(A) Kaveri

(B) Krishna

(C) Godavari

(D) Tunga

 

34. Mineral oil is the liquid form of which rock?

(A) Igneous rock

(B) Metamorphic rock

(C) Sedimentary rock

(D) Crushed rock

 

45. Canal irrigation is mostly seen in

(A) Southern India

(B) Eastern India

(C) Western India

(D) Northern India

 

57. India’s largest river lift irrigation project is located in which state?

(now Kaleshwaram, Telangana)

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Haryana

(C) Punjab

(D) Himachal Pradesh

 

68. One of the famous cold water springs of India is

(A) Verinag

(B) Sahasradhara

(C) Anantnag

(D) Tatapani

 

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Clerkship Question Paper – 2009 (S2)

31. Where is India’s famous tea auction centre located?

(A) Tejpur

(B) Darjeeling

(C) Guwahati

(D) Siliguri

 

45. Deccan trap has been formed using which type of rocks.

(A) Igneous Rocks

(B) Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks

(C) Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks

(D) Metamorphic Rocks

 

46. One of the most important port of Odisha is

(A) Vishakhapatnam

(B) Tuticorin

(C) Gopalpur

(D) Paradip

 

55. One of the main tributaries of Godavari River is

(A) Indravati

(B) Vedvati

(C) Bheema

(D) Sheena

 

62. Periyar National Park is located in which state?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Uttaranchal

(C) Kerala

(D) Madhya Pradesh

 



 

Clerkship Question Paper – 2007

41. Days are longer in India in :

(A) December

(B) September

(C) June

(D) March

 

45. The Teesta Gorge is seen in the river’s :

(A) Upper Course

(B) Middle Course

(C) Lower Course

(D) At its delta

 

49. The Satpura Range is a :

(A) Block Mountain

(B) Fold Mountain

(C) Volcanic Mountain

(D) Relict Mountain

 

53. The chief port of Gujarat is :

(A) Porbandar

(B) Surat

(C) Okha

(D) Kandla

 

57. The highest peak of India :

(A) Mt. Everest

(B) Kanchenjunga

(C) K2

(D) Nanga Parbat

 

61. The Shivasamudram Falls are located on the :

(A) Kaveri

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Mahanadi

 

69. The Iron and Steel plant at Bhadravati gets iron ore from :

(A) Baba Budan Hills

(B) Keonjhar

(C) Bailadila

(D) Bonai

 

73. _____ industry is known as the ‘Modern Industrial Giant’.

(A) Automobile

(B) Iron and Steel

(C) Petrochemical

(D) Ship building

 

77. The Kathiawar Peninsula is situated in :

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Kerala

(D) Gujarat

 

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Clerkship Question Paper – 2006

10. Which of the following crops is cultivated in the largest area in India?

(A) Wheat

(B) Paddy

(C) Sugarcane

(D) Cotton

 

11. Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located?

(1901)

(A) Digboi

(B) Cochin

(C) Mathura

(D) Guwahati

 

35. Which action of wind is responsible for the formation of oasis?

(Deflation)

(A) Attrition

(B) Abrasion

(C) Deposition

(D) None of the above

 

36. By ‘Jhum‘ is meant

(A) A folk dance

(B) A type of farming

(C) A tribe

(D) A river basin

 

51. Which of the following industries is more related to Ludhiana?

(A) Woolen textile

(B) Cement

(C) Heavy industries

(D) Aluminium industry

 

60. Which State of India has the longest coastline?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Orissa

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61. On which river the city of Srinagar is located?

(A) Beas

(B) Chenab

(C) Ravi

(D) Jhelum

 

76. Maithon Dam is located in the State of

(A) Jharkhand

(B) West Bengal

(C) Bihar

(D) Uttar Pradesh

 

85. The longest river of South India is

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Narmada

 

86. On which mountain range is Siachen glacier located?

(A) Himalaya

(B) Karakoram

(C) Shiwalik

(D) Singalila

 

88. ‘Bihu‘ is the festival of

(A) Manipur

(B) Mizoram

(C) Assam

(D) Nagaland

 

94. The Capital of Uttar Pradesh is

(A) Allahabad

(B) Benaras

(C) Patna

(D) Lucknow

 

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Clerkship Question Paper – 2005

38. Gold is produced in

(A) Kolar

(B) Chiria

(C) Rajasthan

(D) M.P.

 

54. The longest river in South India is

(A) Mahanadi

(B) Godavari

(C) Krishna

(D) Cauvery

 

62. The Maithon Dam is on the river

(A) Damodar

(B) Barakar

(C) Konar

(D) Koel

 

78. Kanyakumari is in

(A) Karnataka

(B) Kerala

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Andhra Pradesh

 

79. Ravi crops are harvested in

(A) March-April

(B) June-July

(C) September-October

(D) October-November

 

89. Ranthambore Reserved Forest is located in

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Orissa

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

 

98. Bhilai gets coal from

(A) Dalli Rajhara

(B) Kudremukh

(C) Korba

(D) Talcher

 



 

Clerkship Question Paper – 2004

5. Which of the following places has “Tiger Project“?

(A) Jaldapara

(B) Buxa

(C) Gir

(D) Gorumara

 

10. The Zanskar range is formed of

(A) Marine sediments

(B) Lacustrine sediments

(C) Metamorphic rocks

(D) None of the above

 

24. ‘Saddle Peak‘ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in

(A) Great Nicobar

(B) North Andaman

(C) Middle Andaman

(D) Little Andaman

 

50. The Himalayan ranges stretch from west to east for

(A) 2700 km

(B) 2500 km

(C) 3000 km

(D) 2400 km

 

53. The average pressure over the earth’s surface at sea-level is

(A) 1013.25 mb

(B) 1000.12 mb

(C) 1080 mb

(D) 1025 mb

 

95. The average elevation of Peninsular plateau of India is between

(A) 600 to 900 meters

(B) 500 to 800 metres

(C) 400 to 800 metres

(D) 600 to 700 metres

 

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