26> West Bengal has international boundaries on—

• North
• North and Northeast
• Northwest and Southeast
• North, Northwest and Southeast

27> The north-flowing rivers of West Bengal are—

• Tista, Jaldhaka, Raidhak
• Ganga, Brahmaputra
• Tista, Ganga
• Damoder, Ganga

28> The most important reason for the construction of Farakka Barrage was—

• Raise and Lower Gauges flow
• Redefine the Lower Gauges flow
• Generation of power
• Storage of excess water

29> st Bengal is located close to the—

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Arctic Circle

31> ‘Tasar’ silk fibre is produced by—

• Antheraea mylitta
• Bombyx mori
• Philosomia ricini
• Antheraea assamensis

32> West Bengal gets most of its rainfall from—

• South-West Monsoon
• Bay of Bengal branch of Indian Monsoon
• North-East Monsoon
• Arabian Sea branch of Indian Monsoon

33> Indian Standard Time is calculated along a line of longitude passing through—

• 82º30’E passing through Allahabad
• 80º30’E passing through Delhi
• 88º30’E passing through Kolkata
• 84º30’E passing through Nasik

34> Cotton is best grown on black lava soils called—

• Regur
• Laterite soil
• Regolith
• Rangamati

35> Topographical sheets are produced by the Survey of India office with headquarters at—

• Mussorie
• Shimla
• Dehra Dun
• Naini Tal

36> The New Agricultural Strategy was introduced in India in the decade of—

• 1950’s
• 1960’s
• 1970’s
• None of the above

37> Peasant farming means—

• The tenant cultivates the land
• The cultivator is the land owner
• Cultivation is done by hired labor
• None of the above

38> Theory of Plate Tectonics explains—

• Formation of Mountains
• Sea floor spreading
• Origin of earthquakes
• All of the above

39> An area will be described as urban if it has:

• High population
• Has towns and cities
• Has a high proportion of people in non-agriculture pursuits
• All of the above

40> The most densely populated Indian state in the 2011 census is:

• Kerala
• West Bengal
• Uttar Pradesh
• Jharkhand

41> Green Revolution was confined to:

• Rice in West Bengal
• Cotton in Maharashtra
• Wheat in Punjab and Haryana
• Oilseeds in Andhra Pradesh

42> Geographical concentration of industries generates:

• Horizontal linkage only
• Vertical linkage only
• Both vertical and horizontal linkages
• No linkage effect

43> Coal mine disasters in West Bengal are due to:

• Slumping
• Faulting
• Inadequate stowing
• Flooding

44> The most superior industrial coal of West Bengal is of:

• Lignite variety
• Anthracite variety
• Bituminous variety
• None of the above

45> Petroleum Refineries in India mostly have:

• Oilfield locations
• Port locations
• Pipeline terminal locations
• All of the above

46> Tamil Nadu is the only state with more than one major port because:

• The state has the longest coastline
• The depth of water is high
• The coast has well defined inlets and bays
• The coast is not very rocky

47> Social Forestry scheme promotes:

• Planting of eucalyptus
• Planting of firewood yielding trees
• Selling of forest produce
• All of the above

48> Dry farming is possible because of:

• Utilization of groundwater potential
• Introduction of quick maturing and resistant varieties of millets
• Improvements in technology
• All of the above

49>Which one of the following is not a tributary of Ganga?

• Son
• Gomati
• Gandak
• Subarnarekha

50> In Indian Peninsula is surrounded by water on:

• South and East
• South and West
• Southwest, South and Southeast
• East and West