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. Which is the largest district of India?
[A] Malda
[B] Midnapore
[C] Dinajpur
[D] Murshidabad
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Correct Answer: B [Midnapore ]
Notes:
Paschim Medinipur, located in the south-western part of West Bengal, was created with the partition of the erstwhile Midnapore district, then the largest district of India, on 1 January 2002.
22. What are the three type of seasonal paddies cultivated in Bengal?
[A] Kharif, Boro and Aman
[B] Aus, Boro and Kharif
[C] Aus, Aman and Boro
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Aus, Aman and Boro]
Notes:
West Bengal produces 15-16 million tonnes of paddy each year across the three seasons — aus, aman and boro. The kharif paddy (aus and aman) output accounts for about 70 per cent of the total production. Boro paddy is usually cultivated on land dependent on canal or irrigation facility.
23. How many tea gardens are there in West Bengal?
[A] More than 150
[B] Less than 150
[C] More than 250
[D] Less than 250
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Correct Answer: C [More than 250]
Notes:
The Darjeeling hills and Dooars region of West Bengal have 283 tea gardens, employing 350,000 permanent and casual workers, who earn Rs 176 per day besides the weekly ration. Entire tea of West Bengal is produced in three northern districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar. These districts are contiguous to the main tea producing belt of Assam.
24. Which district of Bengal ranks 250th for the rank of backward regions in India in 2006?
[A] Uttar 24 Pargana
[B] Purulia
[C] Uttar Dinajpur
[D] Dakshin 24 Pargana
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Correct Answer: C [Uttar Dinajpur]
Notes:
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Uttar Dinajpur one of the country’s 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the eleven districts in West Bengal currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
25. Which is considered as the first Anglican cathedral in Asia?
[A] St. Jame’s Church
[B] St. Paul’s Cathedral Church
[C] St. John’s Church
[D] Basilica of the Holy Rosary in Bandel
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Correct Answer: B [St. Paul’s Cathedral Church ]
Notes:
St. Paul’s Cathedral is a Church of North India cathedral of Anglican background in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, noted for its Gothic architecture. It is said to be the largest church in Kolkata and the first Anglican cathedral in Asia. It was also the first new-built cathedral in the overseas territory of the British Empire.
26. Which city of Bengal has the first jute mill in India under the British Raj?
[A] Krishnanagar
[B] Konnagar
[C] Rishra
[D] Asansol
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Correct Answer: C [Rishra]
Notes:
Rishra is a city and a municipality in Srirampore subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Rishra was home to the first jute mill in India under the British Raj (the Hastings Jute Mill).
27. How many primary tourist circuits are there in West Bengal?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
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Correct Answer: D [6]
Notes:
Tourism Policy 2016 has identified six primary tourist circuits in West Bengal as under: Darjeeling Himalayas, Dooars Foothills, Bengal Heritage, Sunderbans, Coastal Bengal, and Kolkata.
28. How many categories the energy resources in West Bengal can be divided into?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
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Correct Answer: A [2]
Notes:
The energy resources in West Bengal are divided into two categories:
1. Conventional Energy Resources, and 2. Non-Conventional Energy Resources.
29. Which of the followings is not a Thermal Power Plants in West Bengal?
[A] Bandel Thermal Power Project
[B] Titagarh Thermal Power Project
[C] Kalyani Solar and Thermal Power Project
[D] Bakreshwar Thermal Power Project
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Correct Answer: C [Kalyani Solar and Thermal Power Project ]
Notes:
Thermal energy abounds the state of West Bengal. The West Bengal thermal power
plants help in making the thermal energy available to the masses. Some important Thermal Power Plants in this state are: Bakreshwar Thermal Power Project in Birbhum, Bandel Thermal Power Project in Hooghly, Kolaghat Thermal Power Project in East Midnapore, Farakka Thermal Power Station in Murshidabad, Durgapur Thermal Power Project and Mejia Thermal Power Project in Durgapur, Budge Budge Thermal Power Project in South 24 Parganas, Titagarh Thermal Power Project in Kolkata, etc.
30. How many types the Transport system of West Bengal can be divided into?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
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Correct Answer: B [4]
Notes:
The transport system of West Bengal is divided into four types: 1. Road Transport, 2. Rail Transport, 3. Air Transport, and 4. Water Transport.
