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    Geography – Yearwise Questions – Agriculture and climate – W.B.C.S. Preliminary Examination.

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    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020

    1. Which region is called the granary of South India ?
      (A) Madras
      (B) Thanjavur
      (C) Kanyakumart
      (D) Coromandal coast
    2. Highest Tobacco producing state in India
      (A) Bihar
      (B) Andhra Pradesh
      (C) Uttar Pradesh
      (D) Tamil Nadu

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019

    1. Bhur of Upper Ganga Plain of India is
      (A) Undulating, aeolian sandy deposit
      (B) Older alluvium
      (C) Newer alluvium
      (D) Muddy areas

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018

    1. Green revolution in India has taken place through district-wise execution
      of
      (a) IADA (Intensive Agricultural District Programme)
      (b) IAAP (Intensive Agricultural Area Programme)
      (c) IADA and IAAP
      (d) None of the above

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017

    1. Which state of India experiences the maximum annual variation of
      rainfall ?
      Meghalaya
      Kerala
      Rajasthan
      West Bengal
    2. Shifting cultivation is not practiced in which of the following states ?
      Assam
      West Bengal
      Odisha
      Andhra Pradesh
    3. In India the maximum area is covered by the
      Laterite soil
      Red Soil
      Black Soil
      Alluvial Soils
    4. The Summer monsoon normally arrives in the South Bengal during
      1-5 June
      5-10 June
      10 – 15 June
      15-20 June
    5. Which of the following crops witnessed the maximum rate of increase of
      production due to the Green revolution in India ?
      Wheat
      Rice
      Oil seeds
      Maize
    6. In terms of value of agricultural production in the most important cash
      crop in India is
      Cotton
      Oil Seeds
      Sugarcane
      Tobacco

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016

    1. The largest area under wasteland in India is in :
      (A) Uttar Pradesh
      (B) Madhya Pradesh
      (C) Rajasthan
      (D) Gujrat
    2. Which one of the following states in India has higher percentage of
      tank irrigation ?
      (A) Tamil Nadu
      (B) West Bengal
      (C) Kerala
      (D) Karnataka
    3. Nagaland mountains are becoming increasingly barren mountains,
      mainly due to :
      (A) Insurgency
      (B) Shifting cultivation
      (C) Urbanization
      (D) Rapid population growth

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015

    1. Dry farming is possible because of
      (A) Utilisation of groundwater potential
      (B) Introduction of quick maturing and resistant varieties of millets
      (C) Improvements in technology
      (D) All of the above
    2. Topographical sheets are produced by the Survey of India office with
      headquarters at
      (A) Mussorie
      (B) Shimla
      (C) DehraDun
      (D) Naini Tal
    3. Cotton is best grown on black lava soils called.
      (A) Regur
      (B) Lateritic soils
      (C) Regolith
      (D) Rangamati
    4. Green Revolution was confined to
      (A) Rice in West Bengal
      (B) Cotton in Maharashtra
      (C) Wheat in Punjab and Haryana
      (D) Oil seeds in Andhra Pradesh

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014

    1. Soil erosion is most alarming in _____ littoral state of India.
      (A) Kerala
      (B) Tamil Nadu
      (C) Odisha
      (D) Karnataka
    2. Which of the following problems is not encountered in the Indira
      Gandhi Canal command area ?
      (A) Increase in soil salinity
      (B) Progressive waterlogging
      (C) Aeolian setting of the canal
      (D) Decline in water supply
    3. Copious rain in the northern coast of Tamil Nadu in October-November
      are due to
      (A) The South East Trade winds
      (B) Retreating Monsoon
      (C) Westerly Depression
      (D) Occlusion

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013

    1. Cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are common during the :
      (A) Early monsoons
      (B) Late monsoons
      (C) Winter season
      (D) Summer season
    2. Endemic plants are those which grow in
      (A) Fresh water lakes
      (B) Shady places
      (C) On other plants
      (D) Geographically limited areas
    3. Sugar-cane production is highest in the state of –
      (A) Uttar Pradesh
      (B) Maharashtra
      (C) Tamil Nadu
      (D) Andhra Pradesh
    4. The principal controlling factor of the Indian monsoons is the —
      (A) Jet stream
      (B) Temperature
      (C) Presence of the Himalayan Mountains
      (D) Lower air circulation
    5. Cotton production is highest in the state of
      (2nd Gujrat)
      (A) Maharashtra
      (B) Gujarat
      (C) Andhra Pradesh
      (D) Punjab
    6. Spraying of DDT in crop plants produces pollution of —
      (A) Air only
      (B) Air and soil only
      (C) Air, soil and water only
      (D) Air and water only
    7. Green Revolution occurred first in —
      (A) Punjab and Haryana
      (B) Bihar and West Bengal
      (C) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
      (D) Gujarat and Maharashtra

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012

    1. El Nino in the Pacific-
      (A) Increases monsoon rainfall over India
      (B) Decreases monsoon rainfall over India
      (C) Increases cyclones over Bay of Bengal
      (D) Decreases cyclones over Bay of Bengal
    2. Lateritic soil of India are –
      (A) Rich in iron
      (B) Rich in humus
      (C) Rich in basaltic lava
      (D) Rich in Uranium
    3. The Black soil of Maharashtra are called –
      (A) Regolith
      (B) Khadar
      (C) Regur
      (D) Bhabar

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011

    1. _____ are the second major source of irrigation in Indi
      (A) Wells and Tube wells
      (B) Canals
      (C) Tanks
      (D) Oceans
    2. Which of the following soils is favourable for cotton cultivation ?
      (A) Red Soil
      (B) Regur (black soil)
      (C) Alluvial Soil
      (D) Laterite

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010

    1. ‘Andhis’ are storms of
      (A) Punjab
      (B) West Bengal
      (C) Assam
      (D) Uttar Pradesh

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2009

    1. “Which of the following parts of India produces nearly three-fourth of
      the total quantity of tea ?
      (A) Northern India
      (B) South India
      (C) North-East India
      (D) North-West India
    2. When do the south-west monsoon winds blow in India ?
      (A) January-February
      (B) March to mid-June
      (C) Mid-June-September
      (D) October to December
    3. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is
      (A) The Brahmaputra Valley
      (B) Indo-Gangetic Plain
      (C) Deccan Trap Region
      (D) Rann of Kutch

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008

    1. Cotton in India grows best on
      (A) Lateritic soil
      (B) Alluvial soil
      (C) Black soil
      (D) Terai
    2. Which one of the following is the AGMARK related to?
      (A) Agricultural Products
      (B) Gems and Jewellery
      (C) Capital Goods
      (D) None of the above
    3. Consumption of chemical fertilizer is the highest in
      (A) Punjab
      (B) Andhra Pradesh
      (C) Assam
      (D) Gujarat

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007

    1. _____ are the 2nd major source of irrigation in India.
      (Tubewell-48%, Canals-26%, wells-19%)
      (A) Well
      (B) Canals
      (C) Tanks
      (D) Oceans
    2. The Green Revolution in India has contributed to
      (A) Inter-regional inequality
      (B) Inter-crop inequality
      (C) Inter-class inequality
      (D) All of above
    3. In India food grains occupy _____ of the total cropped area.
      (A) 76 %
      (B) 65 %
      (C) 80 %
      (D) 85 %
    4. Rain in cold weather, season is due to
      (A) Norwesters
      (B) Western disturbances
      (C) Cold waves
      (D) Arabian Sea depressions
    5. The most salient feature of rainfall pattern in India is
      (A) its deficiency
      (B) seasonability
      (C) spatiality
      (D) copiousness
    6. Khadar is not _______
      (A) Calcareous
      (B) Younger
      (C) Flooded
      (D) Anushilan

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005

    1. Amount of annual rainfall is above 200 cm. over—of India’s total area.
      (a) 11%
      (b) 21%
      (c) 37%
      (d) 15%

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2004

    1. Where is saffron cultivated in India?
      (A) Dun Valley.
      (B) Chambal Valley
      (C) Karewa Terrace
      (D) Duars Plain
    2. Which of the following States grows sugarcane as a major crop?
      (A) Bihar
      (B) Rajasthan
      (C) Uttar Pradesh
      (D) Punjab

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003

    1. Green Revolution has led to marked increase in
      (A) Productivity of wheat
      (B) Regional inequalities
      (C) Inter personal inequalities
      (D) All of the above
    2. Which of the following area is famous for pearl fishing?
      (A) Tuticorin
      (B) Kandala
      (C) Kochi
      (D) Pondicherry
    3. In the dry regions of West Rajasthan, rainfall is below
      (A) 20 cm
      (B) 30 cm
      (C) 50 cm
      (D) 10 cm
    4. Pineapple is grown on an extensive scale at
      (A) Terai Plain
      (B) Shillong Plateau
      (C) Tripura Highland
      (D) Uttaranchal

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002

    1. Where in India are grapes grown on commercial scale?
      (A) Parbati Valley
      (B) Tista Valley
      (C) Andhra Plateau
      (D) Rarh Plain.
    2. The present cereal production of India is around million tons
      (A) 160
      (B) 180
      (C) 200
      (D) 283
    3. What is the most widely cultivated fruit in world?
      (A) Banana
      (B) Apple
      (C) Guava
      (D) Grapes
    4. Green Revolution was most successful in the
      (A) Sixties
      (B) Seventies
      (C) Eighties
      (D) Nineties
    5. Which of the following area is famous for pearl fishing
      (A)Tuticorin
      (B) Kandala
      (C) Kochi
      (D) Pondicherry

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001

    1. The state which leads in the area under tank irrigation is
      (A) Tamil Nadu
      (B) West Bengal
      (C) Orissa
      (D) Andhra Pradesh
    2. The HYV miracle rice is raised only on
      (A) 10%
      (B) 11%
      (C) 12%
      (D) 10.2%of India’s paddy land
    3. The number of drought-Prone districts of peninsular India is(266 district
      in India 2015-16)
      (A) 40
      (B) 45
      (C) 50
      (D) 55
    4. The region which leads the world in sugar production is
      (A) South Asia
      (B) South-East Asia
      (C) West Indies
      (D) U.S.A.

    WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000

    1. Alluvial soils of Ganga Plainns are genetically
      (A) zonal
      (B) Azonal
      (C) Intrazonal
      (D) None of the above
    2. Bad land topography is characteristic of
      (A) Chambal Valley
      (B) Teesta Valley
      (C) Sundarban
      (D) Ranns
    3. The percentage of irrigated land on India is about
      (now about 50% – 2019)
      (A) 45
      (B) 65
      (C) 35
      (D) 25
    4. Laterite soils are formed due to
      (A) Removal of silicates, lime and organic matter
      (B) Decaying of organic matter
      (C) Disintegration of lava
      (D) Exfoliation

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