QuestionRainfall in West Bengal occurs due to summer monsoon byTypemultiple_choiceOptionArabian sea currentincorrectOptionBay of Bengal currentcorrectOptionRetreating monsoonincorrectOptionWestern disturbancesincorrectSolutionThe state gets 90% of its rainfall from Bay of Bengal branch of ...

QuestionThe 'nor-westers' are particularly good for which crops in West Bengal?Typemultiple_choiceOptionPaddy and jutecorrectOptionRice and wheatincorrectOptionPulses and juteincorrectOptionMustard oil and paddyincorrectSolutionNor-westers, also known as Kal Baisakhi, occur in West Bengal during ...

QuestionThe acid rich mountain soil is good for which crop(s)?Typemultiple_choiceOptionPineappleincorrectOptionTeaincorrectOptionPearsincorrectOptionAll of thesecorrectSolutionThe mountain soil, rich in acidity, is characterized by its dark color and relatively low fertility. It provides a ...

QuestionAt present West Bengal is surrounded by how many states?  Typemultiple_choiceOption6incorrectOption7incorrectOption4incorrectOption5correctSolutionWest Bengal is bordered by Bihar and Jharkhand to the west, Odisha to the south, Assam to the northeast, and Sikkim to the north.

QuestionThe climatic conditions caused by tropical cyclones in South and South-West of Bengal is known asTypemultiple_choiceOptionKal-baisakhiincorrectOptionNor-westerincorrectOptionAshwiner JharcorrectOptionMango ShowerincorrectSolutionThe climatic conditions resulting from tropical cyclones in ...

QuestionThe monsoon reaches West Bengal in the month of ....... in the middle part (second fortnight) of the month.Typemultiple_choiceOptionMayincorrectOptionJunecorrectOptionJulyincorrectOptionAugustincorrectSolutionWest Bengal receives approximately 90% of its annual rainfall from the Bay of ...

QuestionThe soil at the foothills of the Darjeeling Himalayas is calledTypemultiple_choiceOptionLaterite soilincorrectOptionForest soilcorrectOptionAlluviumincorrectOptionClayey soilincorrectSolutionThe soil at the foothills of the Darjeeling Himalayas i.e. 'the duars' is called Forest soil.

QuestionThe soil of Bankura district in West Bengal isTypemultiple_choiceOptionPodzolicincorrectOptionAlluvialincorrectOptionLateritecorrectOptionSiltyincorrectSolutionThe districts of Birbhum, Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Midnapore, along with certain areas of Barind and Mudhupur forest, are ...

QuestionThe soil of the Sunderbans of West Bengal is  Typemultiple_choiceOptionRed soilincorrectOptionClayey Saline soilcorrectOptionAlluvial soilincorrectOptionBlack soilincorrectSolutionThe Sunderbans and the coastal areas of West Bengal are characterized by the presence of Clayey Saline ...

QuestionThe summer monsoon normally arrives in South Bengal duringTypemultiple_choiceOption1st-5th JuneincorrectOption5th-10th JuneincorrectOption10th-15th JunecorrectOption15th-20th JuneincorrectSolutionWest Bengal receives approximately 90% of its rainfall from the Bay of Bengal branch of the ...