Mountain & Forest questions
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2023
46. The rainfall type that causes most deaths on Ladakh plateau —
(A) Frontal rain
(B) Hailstorm
(C) Cloud bursts
(D) Convectional rain
82. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion — process was used for energy production in India in
(A) Kolkata
(B) Haldia
(C) Madras/Chennai
(D) Paradwip
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2022
- Which of the following are the right bank tributaries to Ganga?
(A) Yamuna, Chambal and Son
(B) Yamuna, Son and Damodar
(C) Yamuna, Gandak and Son
(D) Yamuna, Chambal and Damodar
- ‘Peaty’ soils of Kerala is known as
(Kottayam & Alleppey)
(A) Reh
(B) Kari
(C) Kallar
(D) Thur
- Alakananda and Bhagirathi rivers make confluence at
(A) Dev Prayag
(B) Karna Prayag
(C) Rudra Prayag
(D) Vishnu Prayag
- ‘Coringa’ mangrove is located in
(Kakinada)
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Odisha
(D) Andhra Pradesh
- Andaman & Nicobar islands are separated by
(A) Nine degree Channel
(B) Ten degree Channel
(C) Eight degree Channel
(D) Seven degree Channel
- The Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet at
(A) Cardamom Hills
(B) Palani Hills
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Annamalai Hills
- The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, of which the oldest range is
(A) the Siwalik Range
(B) the Lesser Himalayan Range
(C) the Great Himalayan Range
(D) the Dhaula Dhar Range
- Loktak lake is located in the state of
(A) Karnataka
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Manipur
(D) Bihar
- Which state is known as the ‘Molassis basin’?
(A) Bihar
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Mizoram
(D) Assam
- The Sariska Tiger Sanctuary is located at
(Rajasthan)
(A) Bharatpur
(B) Alwar
(C) Darrah
(D) Puskar
- The ‘Radcliffe Line’ lies between
(A) India and China
(B) India and Bangladesh
(C) India and Bhutan
(D) India and Pakistan
- Koel is a tributary of
(North Koel River)
(A) Son
(B) Chambal
(C) Yamuna
(D) Ganga
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021
- Dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga (Ganges of the South), the largest river of South India is
(A) the Godavari
(B) the Cauvery
(C) the Penganga
(D) the Mahanadi
- The confluence of Bhagirathi and Alakananda is located at
(A) Rudraprayag
(B) Devprayag
(C) Haridwar
(D) Allahabad
- Badland topography is an important characteristic of the following region.
(A) Gulf of Kutch
(B) Sundarban Delta
(C) Konkan Coast
(D) Chambal Valley
- Which one of the following sequence of the Himalayan ranges from south to north is correct ?
(A) Karakoram – Ladakh – Zaskar – Pir Panjal
(B) Ladakh – Zaskar – Pir Panjal – Karakoram
(C) Zaskar – Pir Panjal – Karakoram – Ladakh
(D) Pir Panjal – Zaskar – Ladakh – Karakoram
- Siachen glacier is located in the following range :
(A) Karakoram
(B) Zaskar
(C) Pir Panjal
(D) Shiwalik
- The highest peak of the Eastern Ghats is
(1699 m, Andhra Pradesh)
(A) Mahendragiri
(B) Nilgiri
(C) Jindhagada
(D) Anaimudi
- The Valley of Kashmir is located in between the following ranges :
(A) Zaskar and Pir Panjal
(B) Zaskar and Karakoram
(C) Karakoram and Shiwalik
(D) Zaskar and Shiwalik
- The largest glacier of India is
(A) Pindari
(B) Gangotri
(C) Siachen
(D) Hispar
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020
(A) Sikkim – Bhutan
(B) Nepal – Sikkim
(C) Bihar – Nepal
(D) Assam – Bangladesh
(A) The Little Andaman
(B) The Great Nicobar
(C) The South Andaman
(D) The North Andaman
(Andhra Pradesh)
(A) Kolleru Lake
(B) Pulicat Lake
(C) Chilika Lake
(D) Loktak Lake
1. It rises on Ranchi plateau In Jharkhand.
2. It passes through the northern part of Betla National Park.
3. It is a tributary of Son River.
Identify the river based on the information given above:
(A) North Koel River
(B) Mechi River
(B) Mahananda River
(D) Mahadayi River
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019
(total 8 states)
(A) Mizoram
(B) Tripura
(C) Orissa
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Coral island
(B) Volcanic island
(C) Tectonic island
(D) Alluvial island
(Srinagar, J&K)
(A) Bhitarkanika : Olive ridley turtles
(B) Dalma Hills : Wild elephants
(C) Kaziranga : One-horned rhinos
(D) Dachigam : Asiatic lions
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Western Ghats
(C) The Vindhyan
(D) The Eastern Ghats
48. In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area ?
(A) Tropical Wet evergreen
(B) Tropical Moist deciduous
(C) Montane Wet temperate
(D) Tropical Dry deciduous
(A) The Naga Hills
(B) The Garo Hills
(C) The Khasi Hills
(D) The Mikir Hills
(banks of Ambika River)
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Godavari and Cauvery
(B) Godavari and Krishna
(C) Krishna and Cauvery
(D) Mahanadi and Godavari
(A) Undulating, aeolian sandy deposit
(B) Older alluvium
(C) Newer alluvium
(D) Muddy areas
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018
(a) Gujarat plains
(b) Western foothill- plains of the Aravalli
(c) Northern Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
(a) tourist spot only
(b) archaeological site
(c) natural protection for harbour and development of ship building industry
(d) ropeway used for transporting cargo at the port
(a) Sandstone, limestone and shale
(b) Granite, limestone and dolomite
(c) Archaeon rocks of granite and gneiss etc.
(d) Gondwana coal, sandstone and limestone
(8611 m)
(a) Karakoram
(b) Kashmir
(c) Godwin Austin
(d) Kenneth
(Mizoram & Tripura)
(a) Lushai
(b) Namcha Barwa
(c) Khasi
(d) Tura
(737 m)
(a) Saddle Peak
(b) Diabol Peak
(c) Car Nicobar
(d) None of the above
(last erupted 1994-95 )
(a) Andaman Island
(b) Nicobar Island
(c) Baren Island
(d) Pamban Island
(19th century)
(a) Ganga river flowing mainly through the Padma in Bangladesh
(b) Teesta river flowing in North Bengal
(c) Kolkata Port declining
(d) Earthquakes in Gangtok and Darjeeling
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017
126. The Western Ghats is an important mountain system of the west coast of India. The
word ‘Ghat’ means(A) Port
(B) Stair
(C) Thrust
(D) Gap or pass
(Kibithu)
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
(A) Laterite soil
(B) Red Soil
(C) Black Soil
(D) Alluvial Soils
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016
(A) Javadi Hills
(B) Anaimalai Hilla
(C) Nilgiri Hills
(D) Shevaroy Hills
148. A person overlying India saw the natural vegetation below in the sequential order of tropical evergreen forest, savanna, dry deciduous and deciduous. His flight was from (A) Kolkata to Delhi
(B) Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar
(C) Trivandrum to Delhi
(D) Delhi to Madurai
(Orographic Rainfall)
(A) Aravallis
(B) Vindhyas
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Western Ghats
(as per 2017 report)
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) West Bengal
(C) Kerala
(D) Both (A) and (C)
(A) Chhotanagpur plateau
(B) Khasi hills
(C) Eastern ghats
(D) Kutch
153. The Amarkantak Hill is the source of two rivers flowing in two different directions (West and East). They are : (A) Narmada and Tapti
(B) Narmada and Mahanadi
(C) Tapti and Betwa
(D) Tapti and Sone
(antecedent drainage)
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ganga
(C) Beas
(D) Ravi
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujrat
(A) Insurgency
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Urbanization
(D) Rapid population growth
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015
(A) Kolkata is more than 5 hours ahead
(B) Kolkata is more than 3 hours ahead
(C) Kolkata is 15 minutes ahead
(D) Kolkata is 10 hours behind
(A) 82°30’ E passing through Allahabad
(B) 80°30’ E passing through Delhi
(C) 88°30’ E passing through Kolkata
(D) 84°00’ E passing through Nasik
(A) South and East
(B) South and West
(C) Southwest, South and Southeast
(D) East and West
(Chota Nagpur plateau)
(A) Son
(B) Gomati
(C) Gandak
(D) Subarnarekha
(1767, Uttarakhand)
(A) Mussorie
(B) Shimla
(C) Dehra Dun
(D) Naini Tal
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014
(1906, Uttarakhand)
(A) Delhi
(B) Bhopal
(C) Dehradun
(D) Lucknow
(1767)
(A) Geological Survey of India
(B) Survey of India
(C) Defence Ministry
(D) Geographical Survey of India
(A) Himalayas → Tertiary Fold Mountains
(B) Deccan Trap → Volcanic Cone Eruption
(C) Western Ghats → Palaeozoic Fold Mountains
(D) Aravallis → Pre Cambrian Era Mountains
110.
Soil erosion is most alarming in _____ littoral state of India.
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Odisha
(D) West Bengal
114. Copious rain in the northern coast of Tamil Nadu in
October-November are due to
(South-West monsoon)
(A) The South East Trade winds
(B) Retreating Monsoon
(C) Westerly Depression
(D) Occlusion
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013
(Doddabetta – 2,637 m)
(A) Palni Hills
(B) Nilgiri Hills
(C) Palghat Gap
(D) Annamalai Hills
(1971, Bharatpur, Rajasthan)
(A) Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
(B) Gir forest
(C) Sunderban
(D) Bandipur National Park
(Wular Lake)
(A) Sutlej
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Jhelum
(Madhya Pradesh)
(A) Amarkantak Plateau
(B) Vindhya Range
(C) Maikhal Range
(D) Palani Hills
(Keibul Lamjao)
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur
(rift valley – Vindhya & Satpura)
(A) Synclinal valley
(B) U- shaped valley
(C) Fault Trough
(D) Delta
(A) Sheshnag Lake
(B) Bhimtal Lake
(C) Lake Nassil
(D) Mansarovar Lake
175. The river Ganga flows into the Bay of Bengal through (A) A triangular delta
(B) An estuary
(C) Birds foot delta
(D) Fault line
36. Cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are common during the : (between April & June)
(A) Early monsoons
(B) Late monsoons
(C) Winter season
(D) Summer season
(A) Jet stream
(B) Temperature
(C) Presence of the Himalayan Mountains
(D) Lower air circulation
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012
(A) Greater Himalya
(B) Trans Himalayan Area
(C) Lesser Himalaya
(D) Siwaliks
(Azadirachta indica)
(A) Tropical Wet Evergreen Tree
(B) Tropical Moist Deciduous Tree
(C) Tropical Dry Deciduous Tree
(D) Tropical Dry Evergreen Tree
(Ex: Sundri tree)
(A) Mangrove plants
(B) Epiphytic plants
(C) Hydrophytic plants
(D) Insectivores plants
(bauxite or ferric oxides)
(A) Rich in iron
(B) Rich in humus
(C) Rich in basaltic lava
(D) Rich in Uranium
(A) Regolith
(B) Khadar
(C) Regur
(D) Bhabar
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011
(Guru Shikhar, 1,722 m)
(A) Himalayas
(B) Indo-Gangetic Plain
(C) The Aravallis
(D) Siwaliks
(Shorea robusta)
(A) Coniferous tree
(B) Evergreen tree
(C) Mangrove
(D) Deciduous tree
(3488 k.m.)
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) India and China
(C) India and Nepal
(D) India and Bangladesh
(Bay of Bengal & Andaman Sea)
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(C) Little Andaman and Nicobar
(D) Amindivi and Lakshadweep Islands
(A) Lagoon
(B) Gorge
(C) Fault Trough
(D) Meander
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010
(A) Fold Mountains
(B) Block Mountains
(C) Residual Hills
(D) Table land
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Daman & Diu
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Narmada estuary
(Madhya Pradesh)
(A) River Sone
(B) River Chambal
(C) River Narmada
(D) River Krishna
(Kali Andhi / dust squalls)
(A) Punjab
(B) West Bengal
(C) Assam
(D) Uttar Pradesh
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2009
(A) Old igneous and metamorphic rocks
(B) Sedimentary rocks
(C) Aluminum
(D) Lava flows
117. Coastline of which of the following states is known as the Coromondal Coast ? (A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharastra
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(A) Eastern Himalayas
(B) Eastern Ghats
(C) Panchmari Hill
(D) Kashmir Valley
(A) Young fold mountains
(B) Residual mountains
(C) Volcanic mountains
(D) Block mountains
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Narmada
(C) Tapti
(D) Sharavati
(A) Radcliffe line
(B) Durand line
(C) Mc Mohan line
(D) Siegfried line
(A) Deccan Plateau slopes towards the West.
(B) Height of WN Ghats increases from North to South.
(C) WN Ghats are higher than the EN Ghats.
(D) The N/WN part of the Deccan Plateau is made up of lava flows.
(A) January-February
(B) March to mid-June
(C) Mid-June-September
(D) October to December
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008
(A) Indian ocean
(B) Hercynian Geosyncline
(C) Tethys Geosyncline
(D) None of the above
140. Sand dunes form a major topographic feature of
(A) Eastern Rajasthan
(B) Western Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Gujarat
(A) Fold Mountain
(B) Horst
(C) Volcano
(D) Block Mountain
(A) Post-glacial valley
(B) V-shaped fluvial valley
(C) Fault trough
(D) Deltaic area
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007
(A) Goa
(B) Mangalore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Cochin
(a) Tropical Moist Deciduous (30%)
(b) Tropical Dry Deciduous (38%)
(c) Tropical Wet Evergreen
(d) Sub-Tropical Dry Evergreen
(A) Polyconic
(B) Lambert Conical Orthomorphic
(C) Albert’s Conical Equal Area
(D) Sinusoidal
(A) The Beas and the Ravi rivers
(B) The Beas and the Sutlej rivers
(C) The Beas and the Chenub rivers
(D) None of the above
(A) Norwesters
(B) Western disturbances
(C) Cold waves
(D) Arabian Sea depressions
(A) its deficiency
(B) seasonability
(C) spatiality
(D) copiousness
(A) Calcareous
(B) Younger
(C) Flooded
(D) Fertile
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 7
(A) Andaman and Nicobar
(B) South Andaman and Little Andaman
(C) Amindivi and Lakshadweep islands
(D) Little Andaman and Nicobar
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2006
(a) West coastal plain
(b) Plateau of Peninsular India.
(c) Coastal plain
(d) Kachcha Peninsula
(a) Submarine Mountains
(b) Coral
(c) Salt soaked marshland
(d) Extinct volcano
152. Majule island is situated in
(a) Brahmaputra, river in Assam
(b) Ganga river in Bihar
(c) Kaberi river in Karnataka
(d) Mahananda in West Bengal
153. Varanasi is located in
(a) Lower Ganga plain
(b) Middle Ganga plain
(c) Upper Ganga plain
(d) Ganga-Sutlej plain
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005
142. The difference in local times between the Eastern most and Western most points of India is
(a) 1 hr. 57 m.
(b) 2 hr.
(c) 1 hr. 30 m.
(d) 2 hr. 15 m.
138. Baltoro glacier is located in
(63 Km)
(a) Karakoram range
(b) Kailash range
(c) Pirpanjal range
(d) Ladakh range
159. The Siwaliks are called in Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Dhundwa
(b) Dhang
(c) Miri
(d) Jaskar
171. The Fedchenko, Biafo and Hispar are the names of Himalayan
(a) Glaciers
(b) Lakes
(c) Hill Stations
(d) Trees
185. The Patkoi bum forms the boundary between
(a) Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
(b) Manipur and Nagaland
(c) Assam and Meghalaya
(d) Meghalaya and Nagaland
199. Adams bridge forms a link between
(a) India and Sri Lanka
(b) Hyderabad and Secunderabad
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) Araballi and Satpura
(a) M.P.
(b) A.P.
(c) U.P.
(d) W.B.
(a) Godabari river
(b) Cauveri river
(c) Krishna river –
(d) Mahanadi river
(a) Jhelum valley
(b) Teesta valley
(c) Chenuh valley
(d) Ravi valley
(a) Antecedent drainage
(b) Consequent drainage
(c) Subsequent drainage
(d) Superimposed drainage
140. The amount of annual rainfall is above 200 cm. over ____ of India’s total area.
(a) 11%
(b) 21%
(c) 37%
(d) 15%
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2004
85. Which is the highest peak of peninsular India?
(A) Dodabeta
(B) Anamudi
(C) Mt. Abu
(D) Chikalda
133. The southernmost point of India is
(A) Kanniyakumari
(B) Indira Point
(C) Dhanushkodi
(D) New Moore Island
147. Which State of India has two capitals?
(not now)
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
37. Ten Degree Channel lies in between
(A) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(B) South Andaman and Little Andaman Islands
(C) Great Nicobar and Sumatra Island
(D) Rameswar and Jaffna Peninsula
103. Which one of the following is the longest glacier in India?
(76 km)
(A) Siachen
(B) Zemu
(C) Kolhai
(D) Pindari
194. The National Remote Sensing Agency is located at
(A) Dehradun
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) Hyderabad
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003
40. Select the pair in which the words are related differently from the others.
(A) West Bengal : Jaldapara
(B) Assam : Kaziranga
(C) Bihar : Deoghar
(D) U.P : Jim Corbett National Park
93. The oldest mountain Aravalli ranges between
(A) Rajasthan and Delhi
(B) Udaipur and Jaipur
(C) Rajasthan and Agra
(D) Rajasthan and Punjab
128. The highest peak of Peninsular India is
(A) Kalsubai
(B) Anamudi
(C) Mahendragiri
(D) Mahabaleshwar
134. The word ‘Dun’ means
(A) Longitudinal Valley
(B) Transverse Valley
(C) Lake
(D) Peak
95. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by
(A) 10° Channel
(B) Duncan Strait
(C) Coco Channel
(D) Car Nicobar
99. Total length of the coastal line of India is (mainland)
(A) 5600 km
(B) 4500 km
(C) 3600 km
(D) 6100 km
101. The name ‘Marusthali’ is given to
(A) Decean Trap
(B) Thar Desert
(C) Meghalaya Plateau
(D) Karnataka Plateau
176. Laccadive Islands are
(A) Coral Islands
(B) Volcanic Islands
(C) Oceanic Islands
(D) Elevated part of Submarine ridge
60. The river Narmada rises in the Amarkantak Plateau of
(A) Mahadeo Hills (Tapi river)
(B) Mahakal Hills
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Palni Hill
89. Godavari, the largest river in peninsular India has a total length of
(A) 1465 km
(B) 1300 km
(C) 1290 km
(D) 1000 km
118. Which one of the following is the west-flowing river?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Narmada
(C) Godavari
(D) Krishna
137. The dispute relating to the sharing of the water of the Kaveri river concerns
(A) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
(B) Karnataka and Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
130. In the dry regions of West Rajasthan, rainfall is below
(A) 20 cm
(B) 30 cm
(C) 50 cm
(D) 10 cm
188. Which one of the following is an inland river?
(A) Pennar
(B) Luni
(C) Narmada
(D) Jamuna
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002
121. Where is the largest tiger reserve forest in India?
(Nagarjunsagar – Srisailam)
(A) West Bengal
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
114. In which Union Territory is Kavarti located?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(C) Lakshadeep
(D) Daman
119. The Durand Line determined the border between:
(A) India and China
(B) India and Afghanistan
(C) India and Bhutan
(D) India and Tibet
124. India has no common border with
(A) Myanmar
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) PRC
179. What type of river is the Indus?
(A) Consequent
(B) Subsequent
(C) Antecedent
(D) Obsequent
21. Which of the following is the source of the Luni River?
(A) Annasager
(B) Puskar lake
(C) Gurusikar Paek
(D) Sambar Lake
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001
22. In which state of India is the valley of flowers?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
56. The Northern limit of the Deccan plateau is
(A) Southern limit of the Ganga Plains
(B) Tropic of Cancer
(C) Satpura range
(D) Narmada-Son
34. The number of drought-Prone districts in peninsular India is
(266 districts in India 2015-16)
(A) 40
(B) 45
(C) 50
(D) 55
171. Where do the Bhagirathi and the Alakananda meet at?
(A) Karnaprayag
(B) Rudraprayag
(C) Haridwar
(D) Devaprayag
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000
63. The international boundary between India and Pakistan passes through.
(A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Panjab, and J & K
(B) Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat
(C) Punjab and Rajasthan
(D) Punjab and J & K
94. The Durand Line determined the border between
(A) India & China
(B) India & Afghanistan
(C) India & Bhutan
(D) India & Tibet
101. Ten-degree channel separates
(A) China & Taiwan
(B) Andaman & Nicobar
(C) Nicobar & Sumatra
(D) Java & Bali
120. Per capita availability of forest land is highest in
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Sikkim
108. Alluvial soils of Ganga Plainns are genetically
(A) zonal
(B) Azonal
(C) Intrazonal
(D) None of the above
114. Badland topography is characteristic of
(A) Chambal Valley
(B) Teesta Valley
(C) Sundarban
(D) Ranns