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Geography WBPSC Food SI Previous Year Question Paper
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-1)
45. Paradeep port is located in
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) West Bengal
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
69. Cactus is found in the
(A) Polar Regions
(B) Desert
(C) Moon
(D) Ocean
86. Raniganj is famous for one of the following minerals:
(A) Iron
(B) Mica
(C) Coal
(D) Diamond
91. Darjeeling district is famous for
(A) Coffee
(B) Cocoa
(C) Tea
(D) Sugar
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-2)
14. The Jaldapara Reserve Forest is located in
(A) Assam
(B) Odisha
(C) West Bengal
(D) Nagaland
20. The Palk Strait separates India from
(A) Indonesia
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Thailand
(D) Maldives
27. Seismograph is used for measuring
(A) Tsunami
(B) Earthquake
(C) Volcanic Eruption
(D) Cyclone
30. The Hirakud Dam is situated on the river
(A) Godavari
(B) Krishna
(C) Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi
32. The Earth consists of three-fourth water and one-fourth land, which is
(A) false
(B) true
(C) partly true
(D) not scientifically proved
55. The Aravalli Mountains are located in
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Bihar
59. The two west-flowing rivers of India are
(A) Krishna and Godavari
(B) Brahmaputra and Ganga
(C) Sone and Chambal
(D) Narmada and Tapti
89. The Arabari Model for Forest Conservation was undertaken in the state of
(A) Odisha
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Sikkim
92. Loktak Lake is located in the state of
(A) Sikkim
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Mizoram
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-3)
10. Brahmaputra in Tibet where it is known as
(A) Tsangpo
(B) Megna
(C) Rakasthal
(D) Yamuna
37. Archipelago is
(A) the shallow part of the sea
(B) the slowly moving mass of ice-down a mountain
(C) the ring shaped coral reef
(D) a group of islands
41. The habitat of the Toda tribe is
(A) Arava
(B) Siwalik Range
(C) Kaimur Range
(D) Nilgiri Hills
49. The geological period to which major coal deposits of the world belong is—
(A) Cretaceous
(B) Jurassic
(C) Devonian
(D) Carboniferous
64. Wind rose diagram is used to represent which of the following?
(A) Duration of winds only
(B) Flows between central places and dependent places
(C) Wind directions and duration
(D) Directions of winds only
78. Mariana Trench is located in which ocean?
(A) South Atlantic
(B) North Atlantic
(C) West Pacific
(D) East Pacific
89. Petroglyphs means
(A) the chipping of rocks to make tools.
(B) the treatment of rocks with petrol
(C) some substance of a rock surface is removed through engraving, chiselling or scooping for rock art.
(D) the treatment of rock surfaces with petrol before painting on them.
93. The Rourkela Steel Plant was built on the banks of the
(A) Kharkai River
(B) Brahmani River
(C) Damodar River
(D) Shipra River
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-4)
2. Dakshin Gangotri, India’s first scientific base station is in—
(A) Himalayas
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Antarctica
(D) Kanyakumari
5. Where does the Eastern ghat and Western ghat (mountain range) meet?
(A) Nilgiri
(B) Annamalai
(C) Aravalli
(D) Satpura
22. Sal tree is
(A) Coniferous
(B) Evergreen
(C) Mangrove
(D) Deciduous
26. Where in India different types of Corals are seen?
(A) Sundarban
(B) Kerala
(C) Daman & Diu
(D) Lakshadweep
28. World’s highest rainfall
(A) Chinna Kallar
(B) Pune
(C) Pasighat
(D) Mausynram
77. Mc Mahon line as international boundary between which two countries?
(A) India-Pakistan
(B) India-Bangladesh
(C) India-China
(D) India-Burma (Myanmar)
100. Loktak lake is situated in
(A) Nagaland
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Sikkim
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-5)
28. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built in the river
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Narmada
(C) Chambal
(D) Chenab
53. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Kerala
56. Lion is conserved in which National Park of India?
(A) Corbett
(B) Gir
(C) Kaziranga
(D) Jaldapara
87. Iron ore mines of Mayurbhanj are located in
(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Rajasthan
92. ‘Bihu‘ is the folk dance of
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
93. Loktak is a
(A) Mountain
(B) River
(C) Lake
(D) Desert
97. Kathakali is the dance of which state of India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Odisha
(D) Kerala
Food SI Question Paper – 2022 (S-6)
2. Asteroids are found between the orbits of
(A) Saturn & Jupiter
(B) Mars & Jupiter
(C) Earth & Mars
(D) Saturn & Uranus
6. Grand Canyon located in
(A) Ghana
(B) Bolivia
(C) USA
(D) France
8. Which State is not a part of ‘Seven Sisters‘ of North East India?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Sikkim
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Tripura
20. Which one of the following Indian States has the largest coastline?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
47. Which one of the following planets has the largest number of known satellites?
(A) Mars
(B) Jupiter
(C) Neptune
(D) Saturn
48. Which country shares the longest border with India?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bangladesh
50. Name the two states of India involved in Cauvery water dispute.
(A) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka and Kerala
(C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
58. Which among the following is an ethnic community of Assam?
(A) Bhil
(B) Ahom
(C) Gond
(D) Adi
73. Closest layer to the earth’s surface
(A) Mesosphere
(B) Troposphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Stratosphere
83. Largest river island in the world
(A) Sundarban
(B) Majuli
(C) Java
(D) Andaman
87. The strait divides Europe from Africa
(A) Bosphorus
(B) Bering
(C) Gibraltar
(D) Dover
93. Which of the following crop is an example of Kharif crops?
(A) Cotton
(B) Wheat
(C) Mustard
(D) Barley
Food SI Question Paper – 2019
5. The largest man-made canal in the world is
(A) Rhine Canal
(B) Panama Canal
(C) Suez Canal
(D) None of the above
19. Which of the following rocks is transformed into marbel?
(A) Granite
(B) Limestone
(C) Peat
(D) Shale
23. Which of the following is not a folk dance of Himachal Pradesh?
(A) Dhaman
(B) Chhapeli
(C) Mahathu
(D) Dhakoni
37. ‘Ghumar’ is a folk dance of
(A) Gujarat
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Tamil Nadu
41. Where is the Indian Council of Agriculture Research located?
(A) Dehradun
(B) Hyderabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Itanagar
46. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on
(A) 22nd December
(B) 23rd September
(C) 21st June
(D) 21st March
Food SI Question Paper – 2014
59. In India, due to the influence of retreating monsoon, rainfall occurs in the
(A) Coromandel coast
(B) Northern circar coast
(C) Konkan coast
(D) Malabar coast
64. When the high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than at normal time it is called the:
(A) Spring Tide
(B) Neap Tide
(C) Tidal Bore
(D) Syzygy
66. Most impure form of natural water is
(A) River water
(B) Lake water
(C) Sea water
(D) Rain water
69. The highest peak in India is
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Mt. Everest
(C) Mt. Godwin Austin (K2)
(D) Nanga Parbat
74. According to 2011, report the district with highest population in India is
(A) Gaya, Bihar
(B) Alwar, Rajasthan
(C) Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
(D) North 24 Parganas, W.B.
75. Which of these countries is not a member of SAARC
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Pakistan
(D) Myanmar
77. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is located at
(A) Dehradun
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Shimla
(D) Nainital
81. Kathmandu is situated on the bank of river
(A) Kaligandak
(B) Bagmati
(C) Manas
(D) Tista
84. India shares common boundaries with
(A) Nepal, Bhutan, China, Pakistan
(B) Nepal, Bhutan, Iran, Afghanistan
(C) Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq
(D) Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran
91. Which of these languages have highest number of speakers in West Bengal?
(A) Urdu
(B) Oriya
(C) Nepali
(D) Santhali
94. The southernmost point of peninsular India that is Kanyakumari is
(A) North of Tropic of Cancer
(B) South of the Equator
(C) South of the Capricorn
(D) North of the Equator
98. The longest river of the Peninsular India is
(A) Narmada
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Godavari
(D) Kaveri
110. Which district of West Bengal has the highest literacy rate?
(A) East Medinipur
(B) North 24 Parganas
(C) Kolkata
(D) Howrah
115. The world famous Ajanta Caves is located in
(A) Orissa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Maharashtra
123. Which of these modes of transport is available in Kolkata among the major cities in India?
(A) Ferry
(B) Metro rail
(C) Horse Carriage
(D) Tram
124. If the plane of the earth’s equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth’s orbit
(A) The year would be longer
(B) The winters would be longer
(C) There would be no change of seasons
(D) The summers would be warmer
127. The nuclear reactor damaged badly in the tsunami which was preceded by an earthquake in Japan is located in
(A) Tokyo
(B) Fukushima
(C) Kyoto
(D) Hiroshima
133. Which is the odd one out?
(North vs South Bengal)
(A) Teesta
(B) Jaldhaka
(C) Ajoy
(D) Mahananda
Food SI Question Paper – 2006
31. India’s longest irrigation canal is
(A) Sharda Canal
(B) Grand Anicut Canal
(C) Hijli Canal
(D) Rajasthan Canal
34. Bhilai Steel Plant located in which state ?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Orissa
(D) Jharkhand
41. One of the ship building yards in West Bengal is
(A) Haldia
(B) Shankarpur
(C) Budge Budge
(D) Garden Reach
75. Subarnarekha River falls into
(A) Bay of Bengal
(B) Koyel River
(C) Damodar River
(D) Mahanadi
82. Highest population density of India is in which state ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Bihar
(D) West Bengal
92. Which of the states do not touch the border of Chhattisgarh ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Maharashtra