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Q1. Which wildlife sanctuary is a part of the Sundarbans ecosystem ?

(A) Chintamoni Kar Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Q2. Which wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal lies between the rivers Ajay and Damodar ?

(A) Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

Q3. Which one of the following national parks is the highest national park of West Bengal ?

(A) Neora Valley National Park
(B) Singalila National Park
(C) Gorumara National Park
(D) Buxa National Park

Answer: Singalila National Park

Q4. Which is the newly established wildlife sanctuary that was formed in 2010 ?

(A) Chintamoni Kar WLS
(B) Pakhi Bitan Bird Sanctuary
(C) Jorepokhri WLS
(D) Raiganj WLS

Answer: Pakhi Bitan Bird Sanctuary

Q5. Which among the following sanctuaries is also known as Kulik Bird Sanctuary ?

(A) Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Chintamoni Kar Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary

Q6. Which among the following sanctuaries is also known as ‘Kayaler Bagan’ ?

(A) Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Chintamoni Kar Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Chintamoni Kar Wildlife Sanctuary

Q7. Which among the following sanctuaries is a bird sanctuary ?

(A) Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Chintamoni Kar Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Both (A) and (B)

Q8. Which among the following national parks is located on the bank of river Murti ?

(A) Gorumara National Park
(B) Jaldapara National Park
(C) Singalila National Park
(D) Buxa National Park

Answer: Gorumara National Park

Q9. Which among the following national parks is located at a very high altitude of more than 7000 ft from sea level and is also the highest national park of West Bengal ?

(A) Jaldapara National Park
(B) Sundarbans National Park
(C) Singalila National Park
(D) Gorumara National Park

Answer: Singalila National Park

Q10. Which among the following national parks holds the largest rhino population in India after Kaziranga National Park in Assam ?

(A) Sundarbans National Park
(B) Singalila National Park
(C) Gorumara National Park
(D) Jaldapara National Park

Answer: Jaldapara National Park

Q11. The Sundarbans Tiger Reserve is spread over an area of

(A) 2585 sq km
(B) 3000 sq km
(C) 3585 sq km
(D) 2685 sq km

Answer: 2585 sq km

Q12. The Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve is combinely located in which two districts of West Bengal ?

(A) Bankura anad Purulia
(B) West and East Midnapore
(C) Bankura and West Midnapore
(D) Hooghly and West Midnapore

Answer: Bankura and West Midnapore

Q13. Sundarbans Tiger Reserve was established in the year

(A) 1970
(B) 1973
(C) 1975
(D) 1963

Answer: 1973

Q14. Singalila National Park is located in which of the districts of West Bengal ?

(A) Darjeeling
(B) Alipurduar
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) Uttar Dinajpur

Answer: Darjeeling

Q15. Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) Bardhaman
(B) North Dinajpur
(C) South 24 Parganas
(D) Darjeeling

Answer: North Dinajpur

Q16. Neora Valley National Park is located in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Alipurduar
(D) South 24 Parganas

Answer: Darjeeling

Q17. Name the wildlife sanctuary which lies on the confluence of rivers Matla and Gumdi.

(A) Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Q18. Name the wildlife sanctuary which is located on the banks of river Ichamati.

(A) Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Sajnekhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: Bibhutibhushan Wildlife Sanctuary

Q19. Jaldapara National Park is located in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) Darjeeling
(B) Alipurduar
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) South 24 Parganas

Answer: Alipurduar

Q20. In which year, the Royal Bengal Tiger has been classified as endangered by the IUCN ?

(A) 2009
(B) 2011
(C) 2008
(D) 2010

Answer: 2010

Q21. In which year, Shah Suja for the first time treated the forests of Sundarbans as a source of revenue ?

(A) 1758
(B) 1658
(C) 1458
(D) 1558

Answer: 1658

Q22. In which district of West Bengal is Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary located ?

(A) Birbhum
(B) Bankura
(C) Coochbehar
(D) Jalpaiguri

Answer: Jalpaiguri

Q23. How many national parks are there in West Bengal ?

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

Answer: 6

Q24. Buxa Tiger Reserve was established in the year

(A) 1980
(B) 1983
(C) 1984
(D) 1992

Answer: 1983

Q25. Which place in Darjeeling has a floriculture park set up by the West Bengal State Government ?

(A) Kalimpong
(B) Mungpoo
(C) Kurseong
(D) Junput

Answer: Mungpoo

Q26. Which of the following projects are located in Purulia district ?

(A) Bandhu Irrigation Project
(B) Barabhum Irrigation Project
(C) Fakidi Irrigation Project
(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Q27. Which of the following districts are included in the Terai zone ?

(A) Jalpaiguri
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q28. Which are the three notified varieties of rice ?

(A) Aman, Sees and Boro
(B) Aman, Bar and Austro
(C) Aman, Aus and Boro
(D) Aman, Boro and Bokaro

Answer: Aman, Aus and Boro

Q29. Which among the following is a Rabi crop that is grown in West Bengal ?

(A) Rice
(B) Jute
(C) Tea
(D) Potato

Answer: Potato

Q30. Which among the following district has an agri-export zone for Litchi ?

(A) Murshidabad
(B) Jalpaiguri
(C) North Dinajpur
(D) Howrah

Answer: Murshidabad

Q31. Where is Subarnarekha project located in West Bengal ?

(A) Midnapore
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) Bankura

Answer: Midnapore

Q32. When was West Bengal State Food Processing and Horticulture Development Cooperatives Limited established ?

(A) 1982
(B) 1986
(C) 1984
(D) 1992

Answer: 1986

Q33. The Teesta Barrage Project is linked with which other major river to irrigate the districts of North and South Dinajpur and Malda ?

(A) Subarnarekha
(B) Mayurakshi
(C) Mahananda
(D) Damodar

Answer: Mahananda

Q34. The most ideal region for cultivation of tea in the West Bengal is

(A) Malda
(B) Jalpaiguri
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Cooch Behar

Answer: Darjeeling

Q35. The leading potato cultivating districts are given under. Which of the following districts is not one of them ?

(A) Hooghly
(B) Cooch Behar
(C) Midnapore
(D) Bardhaman

Answer: Cooch Behar

Q36. The enterprise which provides infrastructure to the entrepreneurs in floriculture is

(A) Floriculture Park
(B) Mega Food Park
(C) Cargo Expo
(D) None of the above

Answer: Floriculture Park

Q37. The Damodar Valley Coporation (DVC) is

(A) A Central Government Organisation of India
(B) A State Government Organisation of West Bengal
(C) A Government Organisation represented by both the Central (India) and the State Governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand
(D) An organisation of the State Governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand

Answer: A Government Organisation represented by both the Central (India) and the State Governments of West Bengal and Jharkhand

Q38. Pulses in West Bengal are mostly grown in the districts of

(A) Murshidabad
(B) Malda
(C) Nadia
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q39. In which agro-climatic zone of the state, terrace cultivation takes place ?

(A) Hill Zone
(B) Terai Zone
(C) Gangetic flood plain
(D) Coastal flood plain

Answer: Hill Zone

Q40. Darjeeling tea, the pride of West Bengal is not available in which of the following form ?

(A) White form
(B) Black form
(C) Orange form
(D) Green form

Answer: Orange form

Q41. Cultivation of Boro rice in West Bengal is predominant at which district ?

(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Bardhaman
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Birbhum

Answer: Bardhaman

Q42. An important season for low productivity in agriculture in West Bengal is

(A) Mostly barren land
(B) Lack of perennial rivers
(C) Unfavourable climatic conditions
(D) Predominance of small farmers

Answer: Predominance of small farmers

Q43. Which sector is a major milk supplier in West Bengal ?

(A) Unorganised Sector
(B) Organised Sector
(C) Cooperative Sector
(D) Joint Sector

Answer: Unorganised Sector

Q44. Which district in West Bengal is the highest producer of fresh water fishes ?

(A) Nadia
(B) East Midnapore
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Hooghly

Answer: Nadia

Q45. Which district in West Bengal has the highest availability of milk ?

(A) Bardhaman
(B) Jalpaiguri
(C) Nadia
(D) Bankura

Answer: Bardhaman

Q46. Which among the following organisation provides and develops facilities for cattle and buffalo breeding ?

(A) West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation Ltd
(B) Paschim Banga Go Sampad Bikash Sanstha
(C) West Bengal Dairy and Poultry Development Corporation Ltd
(D) Directorate of Dairy Development

Answer: Paschim Banga Go Sampad Bikash Sanstha

Q47. Which among the following is a goat farm situated in West Bengal ?

(A) Salboni (West Medinipur)
(B) Lokpur (Bankura)
(C) Santaldih (Purulia)
(D) Bishnupur (Bankura)

Answer: Bishnupur (Bankura)

Q48. Which among the following is a fresh water fish reared in West Bengal ?

(A) Pomfret
(B) Katla
(C) Hilsa
(D) Bhetki

Answer: Katla

Q49. Which among the following are sheep varieties mainly reared West Bengal ?

(A) Ghungroo and Garole
(B) Garole and Black Bengal
(C) Banpala and Garole
(D) None of the above

Answer: Banpala and Garole

Q50. Where is the largest fishery in West Bengal ?

(A) Kulia
(B) Malda
(C) Namkhana
(D) Digha

Answer: Malda

Q51. West Bengal imports eggs from which state to fulfil its deficiency of eggs ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Odisha
(D) Assam

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Q52. State run cattle farms are situated in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) Nadia
(B) North 24 Parganas
(C) Alipurduar
(D) South 24 Parganas

Answer: Nadia

Q53. People of Sundarbans derive livelihood basically from

(A) rainfed monocropping
(B) tourism
(C) fishing
(D) construction of barrages and embankments

Answer: fishing

Q54. International Poultry fair is organised every year in which place of West Bengal ?

(A) Behrampur
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Diamond Harbour
(D) Kolkata

Answer: Kolkata

Q55. DAIRPOUL, the poultry development board was established at Kolkata in which year ?

(A) 1995
(B) 1952
(C) 2005
(D) 1969

Answer: 1969

Q56. Animal Husbandry in West Bengal is mainly carried on by which group of people ?

(A) Landless labourers
(B) Small farmers
(C) Marginal farmers
(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Q57. Which place near Kolkata has a large alumina plant that was set up 1938 ?

(A) Rishra
(B) Uluberia
(C) Belur
(D) Salt Lake

Answer: Belur

Q58. Which of the following is/are the major jute producing centre(s), located in West Bengal ?

(A) Titagarh
(B) Bhatpara
(C) Naihati
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q59. Which of the following districts are famous for small scale industries related to cotton sarees and silk sarees ?

(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) Bankura
(C) Murshidabad
(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Q60. Which iron and steel plant is called ‘Ruhr of India’ ?

(A) Bhilai
(B) Durgapur
(C) Rourkee
(D) Jamshedpur

Answer: Durgapur

Q61. Which district in Bengal is famous for silk industry from medieval times ?

(A) Murshidabad
(B) Nadia
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Bankura

Answer: Murshidabad

Q62. Which among the following scheme provides financial and other support to young entrepreneurs who have unique business ideas ?

(A) Shilpa Sathi
(B) Egiye Bangla
(C) SWAS
(D) Cluster Development Program

Answer: Egiye Bangla

Q63. Which among the following is not a Special Economic Zone in West Bengal ?

(A) Falta
(B) Manikanchan
(C) Unitech Hightech
(D) Hindmotor

Answer: Hindmotor

Q64. Which among the following is not a major export from Kolkata?

(A) Leather products
(B) Food products
(C) Paper
(D) Textiles

Answer: Paper

Q65. Where is the Ship-building industry located in West Bengal ?

(A) Hindmotor
(B) Dum Dum
(C) Rupnarayanpur
(D) Khidirpur

Answer: Khidirpur

Q66. Where is India’s biggest tea auction market located in West Bengal ?

(A) Malda
(B) Purulia
(C) Kolkata
(D) Asansol

Answer: Kolkata

Q67. When did WEBEL adapted itself to suit the requirements of the IT and ITES industries ?

(A) 2017
(B) 2014
(C) 2000
(D) 1998

Answer: 2000

Q68. WBIDC that is responsible for industrial development was formed in which year ?

(A) 1948
(B) 1999
(C) 1979
(D) 1967

Answer: 1967

Q69. Vidya Sagar Industrial Park is located at which place in West Bengal ?

(A) Rajarhat
(B) Sankrail
(C) Kharagpur
(D) Salt Lake

Answer: Kharagpur

Q70. The Manikanchan SEZ is set up for the production of which products ?

(A) IT/ITES
(B) Games and Jewellery
(C) Chemicals
(D) Leather

Answer: Games and Jewellery

Q71. The major steel plants are located in which of the following given belts in West Bengal ?

(A) Durgapur-Asansol
(B) Hooghly-Howrah
(C) Malda-Murshidabad
(D) None of the above

Answer: Durgapur-Asansol

Q72. The iron and steel plants of Rourkela and Durgapur were conceived under

(A) First Five Year Plan
(B) Second Five Year Plan
(C) Third Five Year Plan
(D) Fourth Five Year Plan

Answer: Second Five Year Plan

Q73. The Indian Iron Steel Company (IISCO) is set up at which industrial region of West Bengal ?

(A) Hooghly Industrial region
(B) Kolkata Industrial region
(C) Durgapur Industrial region
(D) Haldia Industrial region

Answer: Durgapur Industrial region

Q74. The first jute mill was set up in India in

(A) 1859
(B) 1920
(C) 1800
(D) 1755

Answer: 1859

Q75. The Durgapur-Raniganj-Asansol Industrial Region is located in the Western part of which of the following districts of West Bengal ?

(A) Murshidabad
(B) Malda
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Howrah

Answer: Bardhaman

Q76. Haldia is a centre for

(A) Petro-chemical Industries
(B) Deep sea fishing
(C) Iron and Steel Industries
(D) Engineering industries

Answer: Petro-chemical Industries

Q77. In West Bengal, silk industry is found in

(A) Purulia
(B) Cooch Behar
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Howrah

Answer: Murshidabad

Q78. In which district of West Bengal is Haldia petrochemicals set up ?

(A) East Midnapore
(B) West Midnapore
(C) Hooghly
(D) South 24 Parganas

Answer: East Midnapore

Q79. In which district of West Bengal is the Industrial Park of Raghunathpur located ?

(A) Bankura
(B) Purulia
(C) Howrah
(D) Bardhaman

Answer: Purulia

Q80. In which district of West Bengal, Poly Park for polymer products has been set up ?

(A) Howrah
(B) Purulia
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bardhaman

Answer: Howrah

Q81. In which place of West Bengal was the first mill to manufacture paper was set up ?

(A) Naihati
(B) Titagarh
(C) Tribeni
(D) Serampore

Answer: Serampore

Q82. The Bicycle Manufacturing Industry is located at which of the following places in West Bengal ?

(A) Asansol
(B) Raniganj
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Durgapur

Answer: Asansol

Q83. The Cement Plant is located at which of the following places in West Bengal ?

(A) Raniganj
(B) Durgapur
(C) Asansol
(D) Malda

Answer: Durgapur

Q84. Electric locomotives are manufactured at

(A) Varanasi
(B) Bhopal
(C) Chittaranjan
(D) Kolkata

Answer: Chittaranjan

Q85.Durgapur Steel Plant is located in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) Bankura
(B) Bardhaman
(C) Malda
(D) Birbhum

Answer: Bardhaman

Q86.Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) was set up during the Second Five Year Plan (FYP) as a public sector unit under Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It is located on the bank of which river ?

(A) Hooghly
(B) Rhine
(C) Damodar
(D) None of these

Answer: Damodar

Q87. Dhaniakhali famous for silk industry lies in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) Hooghly
(B) Nadia
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Howrah

Answer: Hooghly

Q88. Defence industry for the manufacturing of military arms and weapons of located at which place of West Bengal ?

(A) Asansol and Kalyani
(B) Ichapore and Dum Dum
(C) Khidirpur
(D) Jadavpur

Answer: Ichapore and Dum Dum

Q89. Darjeeling famous for its tea gardens and tea production with a unique taste and aroma. The management of the tea is done by which of the following said organisations ?

(A) Tea Board of India
(B) Coffee Board of India
(C) National Tea Corporation
(D) National Tea Board

Answer: Tea Board of India

Q90. Chittaranjan in West Bengal is well-known for its

(A) Fertiliser plant
(B) Iron and Steel industries
(C) Locomotive works
(D) Cement factory

Answer: Locomotive works

Q91. Batanagar, a major centre of leather industry is located in which district of West Bengal ?

(A) South 24 Parganas
(B) North 24 Parganas
(C) Howrah
(D) Hooghly

Answer: South 24 Parganas

Q92. Wolframite occurs in ………….. region which is located in Bankura district ?

(A) Jhili Mili
(B) Taldangra
(C) Ranibandh
(D) Katulpur

Answer: Jhili Mili

Q93. Which two State Government companies are formed after spliting West Bengal State Electricity Board ?

(A) WBSEB and WBSETCL
(B) WBSEB and WBSEDCL
(C) WBSEB and WBREDA
(D) WBSETCL and WBSEDCL

Answer: WBSETCL and WBSEDCL

Q94. Which renewable energy source lights up the villages of Kumirmari, Gosaba, Muriganga, Amlamethi in Sagar block of West Bengal ?

(A) Solar energy
(B) Biogas
(C) Wind energy
(D) Hydroelectricity

Answer: Solar energy

Q95. Which place in South 24 Parganas is developed for the bio-energy plant by WBGEDCL ?

(A) Chhoto Mallakhali
(B) Beguakhali
(C) Amlamethi
(D) Muriganga

Answer: Chhoto Mallakhali

Q96. Which of the following districts in West Bengal has good potential to set up wind mills ?

(A) Murshidabad
(B) East Midnapore
(C) South 24 Parganas
(D) Bankura

Answer: South 24 Parganas

Q97. Which of the following agencies handles the management issues regarding minerals in West Bengal ?

(A) Department of Mines, West Bengal
(B) Department of Minerals
(C) The West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited
(D) Geological Survey of India

Answer: The West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Limited

Q98. Which among the following is not a power generation company operating in West Bengal ?

(A) West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited
(B) Durgapur Power Limited
(C) Central Public Sector Undertaking
(D) Dishergarh Power Supply Corporation

Answer: Central Public Sector Undertaking