Geography of West Bengal

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Geography of West Bengal — solved practice questions

8 WBCS West Bengal — Geography questions with step-by-step solutions. Attempt each, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1easy

   Which river of West Bengal is historically nicknamed the 'Sorrow of Bengal' because of its recurrent devastating floods?

   • ADamodar
   • BTeesta
   • CHooghly
   • DMahananda
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   Correct answer: (A) Damodar

   The Damodar was long called the 'Sorrow of Bengal' for its destructive floods, until the Damodar Valley Corporation's dams brought it under control.

2. Q2easy

   What is the highest point in West Bengal, a famous trekking spot offering views of Everest and Kanchenjunga?

   • ASandakphu
   • BPhalut
   • CTiger Hill
   • DDarjeeling town
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   Correct answer: (A) Sandakphu

   Sandakphu, at about 3,636 metres, is the highest point of West Bengal; Phalut is the state's second-highest point.

3. Q3easy

   The Sundarbans of West Bengal are especially famous as the natural habitat of which animal?

   • ARoyal Bengal Tiger
   • BOne-horned rhinoceros
   • CAsiatic lion
   • DSnow leopard
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   Correct answer: (A) Royal Bengal Tiger

   The Sundarbans mangrove delta is the celebrated home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.

4. Q4easy

   The hilly Darjeeling region of West Bengal is world-renowned for the cultivation of which crop?

   • ATea
   • BCoffee
   • CRubber
   • DJute
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   Correct answer: (A) Tea

   Darjeeling's cool, misty slopes produce the world-famous Darjeeling tea.

5. Q5medium

   The Teesta, the principal river of North Bengal, ultimately joins which major river (in Bangladesh)?

   • ABrahmaputra
   • BGanga
   • CMahananda
   • DSubarnarekha
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   Correct answer: (A) Brahmaputra

   After flowing through North Bengal, the Teesta enters Bangladesh and joins the Brahmaputra (Jamuna).

6. Q6medium

   Near which town in Murshidabad district does the Ganga split into the Padma (flowing into Bangladesh) and the Bhagirathi–Hooghly (flowing south through West Bengal)?

   • AFarakka
   • BNabadwip
   • CKatwa
   • DBerhampore
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   Correct answer: (A) Farakka

   The Ganga bifurcates near Farakka into the eastward Padma and the southward Bhagirathi–Hooghly.

7. Q7medium

   The name 'Sundarban' is popularly derived from which dominant mangrove tree of the region?

   • ASundari
   • BSal
   • CTeak
   • DShisham
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   Correct answer: (A) Sundari

   The Sundarbans take their name from the Sundari (Heritiera) tree, the dominant mangrove species of the delta.

8. Q8medium

   The undulating, lateritic red-soil tract of western West Bengal, covering districts such as Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum, is known as the:

   • ARarh region
   • BTerai
   • CDuars
   • DBarind tract
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   Correct answer: (A) Rarh region

   The western lateritic upland bordering the Chota Nagpur plateau is called the Rarh region.

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