1. What is the capital of West Bengal?
Kolkata
2. What is the area of West Bengal?
88,752 sq km
3. What is the Location of West Bengal?
North-Eastern hemisphere
4. What are the Latitudes and Longitudes of West Bengal?
Latitudes: 21 degree 38 minute north to 27 degree 10 minute north; Longitudes: 85 degree 50 minute east to 89 degree 50 minute east
5. What are the distances between North-South and East-West of West Bengal?
Distance between north and south: 623 km; Distance between east and west: 320 km
6. What is the Percent of India covered by West Bengal?
0.0267
7. Tropic of cancer (23 ½ degree north) passes through which districts of West Bengal?
Purulia, Bankura, Bardhaman, Nadia
8. Tropic of cancer (23 ½ degree north) passes through which cities/towns of West Bengal?
Adra, Jaipur, Barjola, Gangajal ghati, Aushgram, Purbasthali, Durgapur, Dhubuli, Krishnanagar
9. What is the State animal of West Bengal?
Fishing cat
10. What is the State bird of West Bengal?
White-throated kingfisher
11. What is the State tree of West Bengal?
Devil tree
12. What is the State flower of West Bengal?
Night-Flowering Jasmine
13. What are the Neighbouring States of West Bengal?
Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Sikkim
14. What are the Neighbouring Countries of West Bengal?
Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
15. Which languages are used in WB?
Bengali, Hindi, English, Nepali
16. Name the rivers of WB?
Bhagirathi, Mayurakshi, Damodar, Kongbati, Teesta, Torsha, Jaldhaka, Mahananda, Subarnarekha and Rupnarayan
17. Name the major airports of WB?
Dum Dum International (Kolkata), Bagdogra, Kalakunda, Panagarh, Malda, Brrackpore, Behala, Balurghat and Coochbehar
18. Name the ports of WB?
Kolkata and Haldia
19. Name the important festivals of WB?
Durga Puja, id, Diwali, Rasajatra, Navanna, Christmas, Saraswati Puja, Vasanta Utsav, Holi and Charak
20. Name the important fairs of WB?
Important fairs include Gangasagar Mela, Kenduli Mela, Jalpesh Mela, Rash Mela and Poush Mela
21. Name the national parks of WB?
Neora Valley National Park (Darjeeling), Singalila National Park (Darjeeimg), Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (South 24 Paraganas), Buxa Tiger Reserve (Jalpaiguri), Gorumara National Park (Jalpaiguri)
22. Name the awards and honours of WB?
Biswa Bangla Sharad Samman, Banga Bhusan, Banga Bibhusan, Charu Kala Utsav, Jatra Utsav, Kolkata International Film Festival, Sangeet Mahasamman, Sangeet Samman and Tele Award
23. Name the districts of WB?
Darjeeling ; Jalpaiguri ; Coochbehar ; Uttar Dinajpur ; Dakhin Dinajpur ; Malda ; Birbhum ; Murshidabad ; Purba Bardhaman ; Nadia ; Purulia ; Bankura ; Hoogly ; North 24 Parganas ; Paschim Medinipur ; Howrah ; Kolkata ; South 24 Parganas ; Purba Medinipur ; Kalimpong ; Alipurduar ; Paschim Bardhaman ; Jhargram