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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2021
38. Kharagpur Railway workshop was built in
(A) 1850
(B) 1875
(C) 1898
(D) 1930
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70. Rammam Hydroelectric Power Station is located in
(1995)
(A) Jalpaiguri
(B) Sikkim
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) Darjeeling
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88. Largest tobacco producer district of West Bengal is
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) Uttar Dinajpur
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113. East Kolkata wetlands have been declared
(19 Aug 2022)
(A) World heritage site
(B) Ramsar site
(C) Biodiversity site
(D) Tourist site
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154. Which is the eastern most river of the North Bengal Plains?
(Alipurduar Dist.)
(A) Torsa
(B) Raidak
(C) Mechi
(D) Pagla
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157. Which is the Oldest Port in India?
(A) Mumbai Port
(B) Kolkata Port
(C) Chennai Port
(D) Coachi Port
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158. Literacy rate in West Bengal as per Census, 2011
(A) 70%
(B) 77%
(C) 80%
(D) 97%
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160. First metro rail was started in India at Kolkata on
(A) 5th April, 1981
(B) 15th August, 1982
(C) 24th October, 1984
(D) 13th January, 1991
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2020
105. Which one has not been correctly matched?
(A) Burdwan: Coal
(B) Purulia: Lime stone
(C) Birbhum: China clay
(D) Bankura: Manganese
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107. Which one of the following is not correct?
(A) Toy Train of Darjeeling has been given Heritage Railway Station by UNESCO.
(B) Mangpu of Kalimpong subdivision is famous for Cinchona cultivation.
(C) Lyed Botanical Garden is situated in Kurseong subdivision.
(D) Himalaya Mountaineering Institute is located in the Darjeeling town.
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110. Sidrapong of Darjeeling has India’s first
(1897)
(A) Plywood factory
(B) Saw mill
(C) Hydropower station
(D) None of the above
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112. Mohammed bazar of Birbhum is famous for
(A) China clay
(B) Lime stone
(C) Dolomite
(D) None of the above
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150. Which one is not a Tidal river?
(A) Icchamati
(B) Vidyadhari
(C) Kalindi
(D) Jalangi
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152. Which one of the following National Highway has crossed Farakka Barrage?
(NH 12)
(A) NH 31
(B) NH 32
(c) NH 33
(D) NH 34
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160. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
(A) Five
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
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171. Malda district of West Bengal is famous for
(A) Sericulture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Apiculture
(D) Aquaculture
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182. Which river valley has Gondwana rocks?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Damodar
(D) Sutlej
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
14. Sheets, rods, plates, utensils from ______ are manufactured by
mill at Belur (West Bengal).
(A) Iron and steel
(B) Copper
(C) Bronze
(D) Aluminum
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(Mulberry silk)
(A) Sericulture
(B) Horticulture
(C) Apiculture
(D) Aquaculture
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(100th amendment)
(A) Teen Bigha
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) None of the above
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(950)
(A) 947
(B) 948
(C) 938
(D) 958
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78.
IISCO has iron and steel plant atÂ
(Paschim Bardhaman, 1918)
(A) Rourkela
(B) Burnpur
(C) Shimoga
(D) Vishakhapatnam
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(1921)
(A) Gour Banga University
(B) Rabindra Bharati
(C) Vishwa Bharati
(D) University of Calcutta
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
(A) Lava forest of Kalimpong
(B) Sajnekhali forest of South 24-Parganas
(C) Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
(D) National Park of U.P.
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(A) Kutch
(B) West Ghats
(C) Konkan Coast
(D) Deltaic W.B
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(Jalpaiguri district)
(A) Jaldapara
(B) Garumara
(C) Corbett Park
(D) Chapramari
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(Shibpur, 1786)
(A) Shimla
(B) Howrah
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bengaluru
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(1961)
(A) save Kolkata port
(B) link North and South Bengal
(C) supply drinking water to Kolkata
(D) divert water to Bangladesh
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159. Which of the following canals is located in W.B.?Â
(Purba Bardhaman, 1904)
(A) Lower Ganga canal
(B) Saracja canal
(C) Eden canal
(D) Sirhand canal
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2017
145. Mangrove vegetation in India is the most extensive in(A) The Rann of kutch
(B) The Malabar Coast
(C) The Andaman and Nicober Islands
(D)The Sundarban
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(Jalpaiguri highest)
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Alipurduar
(C) PuruliaÂ
(D) Dakshin Dinajpur
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(A) Darjeeling
(B) Bankura
(C) Purulia
(D) Alipurduar
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(A) Inter-district
(B) Intra-district
(C) Inter-state
(D) International
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174. Share (in %) of the net sown area is the maximum in the district ofÂ
(89.5%)
(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Malda
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Uttar Dinajpur
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175. West Bengal has the highest number of livestock in the form of
(a) Buffalo
(b) Sheep
(c) Goat
(d) Cattle
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(A) the chotonagpur plateau.
(B) the marine sediments of the Bay of Bengal.
(C) the Himalayas.
(D) the Ganga plain itself.
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(A) Neora Valley
(B) Buxa
(C) Sundarban
(D) Forests of Purulia
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(A) Bardhaman
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) North 24 Parganas
(D) Nadia
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(A) Purulia
(B) Birbhum
(C) Bankura
(D) Nadia
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(A) It has an area of about 800 ha.
(B) It is a Ramsar site.
(C) It is popular for its waste recycling properties.
(D) It is covered by a large number of water bodies only.
(A) the Godavari continental shelf
(B) the Northern part of the Indian Ocean.
(C) the Western coast of India.
(D) the Northern part of the Bay of Bengal.
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(Alipurduar district)
(A) Santhal
(B) Munda
(C) Birhore
(D) Toto
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(A) Anthracite type
(B) Bituminus type
(C) Lignite type
(D) Beat type
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(more than 1 lac population)
(A) 68
(B) 58
(C) 48
(D) 38
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(A) Jalpaiguri
(B) Birbhum
(C) North 24 Parganas
(D) Dakshin Dinajpur
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(A) Kalyari
(B) Siliguri
(C) Haldia
(D) Bidhannagar
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191. Which one of the following is not an island of the Sundarban region ?Â
(Hooghly district)
(A) Gosaba
(B) Patharprauma
(C) Jammudwip
(D) Sabujdwip
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(A) 13%
(B) 20%
(C) 31%
(D) 33%
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(A) Purulia
(B) Bankura
(C) Birbhum
(D) Nadia
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(A) Hooghly
(B) Ichamati
(C) Ajay
(D) Rupnarayan
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109. The normal date of onset of the South-West monsoon in South Bengal is
(A) 1 – 5 June
(B) 5 – 10 June
(C) 10 – 15 June
(D) 15 – 20 June
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(A) Zone I
(B) Zone II
(C) Zone IIIÂ
(D) Zone IV
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2016
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yamuna
(D) Mahanadi
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184. UNESCO declared as a Biosphere Reserve as well as a World Heritage site in 1997
(A) Bitarkanika
(B) Jim Corbet
(C) Kanha
(D) Sundarban
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(A) Purba Medinipur
(B) Koch Bihar
(C) Uttar Dinajpur
(D) Maida
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(A) 72.04%
(B) 77.08%
(C) 78.01%
(D) 73.55%
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176. Population density of West Bengal as on 2011 is
(A) 1028 person per square km
(B) 1023 person per square km.
(C) 1038 person per square km.
(D) 1033 person per square km.
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186. Level of urbanization in West Bengal in 2011 is
(A) 27.81%
(B) 31.16%
(C) 28.32%
(D) 32.24%
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2015
30. ____is the largest district of West Bengal in size –Â
(9,960 km2)
(a) South 24 Parganas
(b) Midnapore (West)
(c) Burdwan
(d) Jalpaiguri
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36. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using codes given below:
I. Gilandi and Mujnai are flown in Coochbehar
Il. Mahananda, Piyali and Titli belongs to Brahmaputra River system
Ill. Damodar River is originated from Chhotonagpur Plateau
(a) I & Ill are correct
(b) I & Il are correct
(c) Il & Ill are correct
(d) All are correct
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97. Aluminum Factory of West Bengal is located at
(a) Falta
(b) Asansol
(c) Durgapur
(d) Batanagar
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98. Lowest rainfall of West Bengal is found in:
(a) Purulia
(b) Birbhum
(c) Paschim Midnapore
(d) Bankura
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(a) 1st January of 1905
(b) 15th August of 1947
(c) 26th January of 1950
(d) 14th April of 1948
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100. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using codes given below:
I. Rivers of Sunderban Region are fed by high tides
Il. Most of the rivers of Sunderban Region are distributaries of Hooghly
Ill. Haldi is a tributary of Hooghly
IV. Saptamukhi and Piyali fall in Sunderban Region
(a) I & III
(b) II & III
(c) I, II, III & IV
(d) None of the above
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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2014
(a) Sandakphu
(b) Falut
(c) Sabargam
(d) Tonglu
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95 Which of the following districts of West Bengal has the lowest literacy rate in 2011?
(a) Maida
(b) Murshidabad
(c) Purulia
(d) Uttar Dinajpur
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96. The approximate percentage of land under forest in West Bengal
(a) 20.5%
(b) 13.5%
(c) 15.5%
(d) 28.5%
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(a) Naihati
(b) Budge Budge
(c) Belghoria
(d) Uluberia
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100. In which part of the Ganga delta land building has practically ceased?
(a) North 24-Parganas
(b) South 24-Parganas
(c) Nadia
(d) Malda
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92.
East Kolkata Wetlands were designated a “Wetlands of International Importance” under the Ramsar Conventionin the year?
(a) 1972
(b) 1986
(c) 1995
(d) 2002
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