States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations
For all West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) exams including WBCS, JE, AE, and other state-level competitive examinations.
21. What is the biggest district in West Bengal?
[A] South 24 Pargana
[B] Bardhaman
[C] North 24 Pargana
[D] Murshidabad
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Correct Answer: C [North 24 Pargana]
Notes:
North 24 pargana is the largest district of West Bengal in terms of population. It has 10,009,781 people living in it. South 24 pargana comes 2nd with a population of 8,161,961 people.
22. Which has third longest railway platform in the world?
[A] Sealdaha
[B] New Jalpaiguri
[C] Kharagpur
[D] Howrah
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Correct Answer: C [Kharagpur]
Notes:
Kharagpur, a city of Paschim Medinipur district of Bengal, has one of the largest railway workshops in India, and the third longest railway platform in the world (1072.5 m) by far (2021).
23. Which famous personality worked at Kharagpur station at the beginning of his career?
[A] Kishore Kumar
[B] Kailash Satyarthi
[C] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
[D] Akshay Kumar
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Correct Answer: C [Mahendra Singh Dhoni]
Notes:
Former captain of Indian Cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni also worked as a ticket collector at the Kharagpur Railway station from 2000-2003 before commencing his cricket career playing for India.
24. Tamluk is one of the largest producers and exporters of–
[A] Betel leaves
[B] Fish
[C] Crabs
[D] Both (a) & (b)
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Correct Answer: D [Both (a) & (b)]
Notes:
Tamluk is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Purba Medinipur district. Tamluk is mainly an agricultural area. About 60% of the land is under cultivation. Tamluk is one of the largest producers and exporters of paan (betel leaf). Fishing was an important occupation of the local residents.
25. ‘Akashvaani Maitree’ from Prasar Bharti was launched to be broadcast across Bangladesh in which place of Bengal?
[A] Midnapore
[B] Howrah
[C] Hooghly
[D] Bankura
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Correct Answer: C [Hooghly]
Notes:
Chinsurah (Chuchura) in Hooghly is the home to the new state-of-the-art 1000 KW DRM transmitter of Prasar Bharti which enables ‘Akashvaani Maitree’ to be broadcast across Bangladesh. This special Bangla service of All India Radio was launched in the wake of the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and played a key role during the war, broadcasting Indian news bulletins in Bangladesh.
26. Where was coal first found in 1774 in Bengal during British reign?
[A] Girguha
[B] Prantar
[C] Ethora
[D] Jabinpur
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Correct Answer: C [Ethora]
Notes:
Coal mining in India first started in the Raniganj Coalfield. In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in Salanpur CD Block.
27. According to the World Bank, what is Bengal’s rank in India for ease of doing business?
[A] 3
[B] 7
[C] 11
[D] 15
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Correct Answer: C [11]
Notes:
West Bengal ranked eleventh among Indian states on ease of doing business and reforms implementation according to a study by the World Bank and KPMG.
28. What is Bengal’s rank in terms of mineral production in India?
[A] 3rd
[B] 5th
[C] 9th
[D] 11th
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Correct Answer: C [9th]
Notes:
West Bengal stands ninth in terms of mineral production in India. Coal is the largest and most important mineral extracted from the state.
29. Which districts are covered under solar energy programme in Bengal?
[A] Malda
[B] South 24 Pargana
[C] Birbhum
[D] Bankura
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Correct Answer: B [South 24 Pargana ]
Notes:
West Bengal Renewable
Energy Development Agency (WBREDA) provides capital subsidy for promotion of Solar Water Heating System.
The villages in the state which are covered under solar energy programme are Purba Radhapur (East Midnapore district), Kumirmari and Amlamethi in Gosaba block
(South 24 Parganas district), Muriganga and Gobindapur in Sagar block (South 24
Parganas district).
30. How many backward districts of the state are covered under Sarba Griha Deep Prakalpa?
[A] 8
[B] 9
[C] 10
[D] 11
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Correct Answer: D [11]
Notes:
11 backward districts of the state are also covered under Sarba Griha Deep Prakalpa. These are North and South Dinajpur, East and West
Midnapore, Malda, Murshidabad, Purulia, Birbhum, Bankura, Jalpaiguri and South 24 Parganas.
