1. The longest river of Western West Bengal is:
(a) Rupnarayan
(b) Damodar
(c) Subarnarekha
(d) Koyna
2. Which of the following is the largest plateau in India?
(a) Vindhya Plateau
(b) Deccan Plateau
(c) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
(d) Malwa Plateau
3. Rock Salt contains which mineral?
(a) Gypsum
(b) Sodium
(c) Potassium
(d) Magnesium
4. Offloading of government shares to private companies is known as _____.
(a) Investment
(b) Disinvestment
(c) Centralization
(d) Decentralization
5. Jalpaiguri town is located in the bank of –
(a) Tista and Karala river
(b) Tista and Jaldhaka river
(c) Jaldhaka and Raidhak river
(d) Tista and Raidhak river
6. Which device is called silico sapiens?
(a) Computer
(b) Robot
(c) Moniter
(d) Hardware
7. The soil of the sunderban of West Bengal is –
(a) Red Soil
(b) Clayey Saline Soil
(c) Alluvial Soil
(d) Black Soil
8. EI Nino is –
(a) a warm ocean current
(b) sea storm
(c) tropical disturbance
(d) another name of typhoon
9. Which of the following is NOT a rabi crop?
(a) Barley
(b) Mustard
(c) Rapeseed
(d) Cotton
10. Which of the following is the most reactive metal?
(a) Silver
(b) Aluminium
(c) Iron
(d) Potassium
11. Notuburu iron ore mines are located in –
(Jharkhand)
(a) Singhbhum District
(b) Mayurbhanj District
(c) Baster District
(d) Durg District
12. Turmeric is a modified _____.
(a) Stem
(b) Root
(c) Leaves
(d) Fruit
13. Who is popularly known as the Harbinger of Modern India?
(a) Baba Amte
(b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
14. Which of the following help prevent water loss through skin?
(a) Keratin
(b) Melanin
(c) Collagen
(d) Corotene
15. The weight of iron on rusting ____________.
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains same
(d) changed
16. In cactus, the spines are the modified ________.
(a) stem
(b) sripules
(c) leaves
(d) buds
17. The largest amount of freshwater is found in ________.
(a) Underground water body
(b) Polar ice and glaciers
(c) Lakes and streams
(d) Rivers
18. The “King of Metals” is:
(a) Silver
(b) Iron
(c) Aluminium
(d) Gold
19. Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?
(a) Saltwater crocodile
(b) Olive ridley turtle
(c) Gangetic dolphin
(d) Gharial
20. Who was the author of Mudrarakshasa?
(a) Hemchandra
(b) Ballal
(c) Vishakhadutta
(d) Padmagupta