Know Your World - 28


1. In West Bengal mining instruments are manufactured in ___

Durgapur

2. Around how many Jute mills are there in the Hooghly industrial area ___

60

3. In Hooghly industrial area Heavy chemical factories are dominant at ___

Rishra

4. Which one of the following towns is closest to Bangladesh border?

Balurghat

5. Which one is the smallest district of West Bengal in area?

Howrah

6. Match the national highway destinations___

NH 2 ___ Kolkata - Delhi , NH 5 ___ Kolkata - Chennai , NH 6 ___ Kolkata - Mumbai

7. ‘Rammam’ Hydroelectric project is associated with ___

Darjeeling

8. Most important river of plain region of the Northern part of West Bengal is ___

Mahananda

9. ‘Atrai’ is a Tributary of river ___

Jamuna

10. Total area of the Sundarban region is around ___

9000 sq.km.

11. Which river has entered into Orissa from West Bengal ___

Subarnarekha

12. The average yearly rainfall for total area of West Bengal is around ___

175 cm

13. District having lowest rainfall in West Bengal is ___

Purulia

14. During winter season air blows over West Bengal from ___

Northeast

15. ‘Tin Bigha’ area leased to Bangladesh for use is associated with ___

Coochbehar

16. In West Bengal ‘Water melon’ is mainly produced in ___

South 24 Parganas

17. On which river the Maithon Barrage has been constructed?

Barakar

18. Jute Agricultural Research Institute is located at ___

Barrackpore

19. Sidrapong of Darjeeling had India’s first ___

Hydro power station

20. Which one of the following district of West Bengal has got Muslim people in majority ___

Murshidabad

21. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

Jupiter

22. How are Latitude and Longitude?

Perpendicular to each other

23. Which instrument used for finding out wind-direction?

wind vane

24. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?

Australia

25. From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple?

South America

26. Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?

Mediterranean Climate Region

27. In which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite are found?

Tropical latitudes

28. The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country?

Germany

29. Which rocks is transformed into marble?

Limestone

30. What is the principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks?

Extreme heat and pressure