Geography of West Bengal Quiz - Questions and Answers

1. ___________ is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

a) Kolkata

b) Vadodara

c) Kanpur

d) Nagpur

2. West Bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the ___________.

a) north

b) south

c) east

d) west

3. West Bengal is flat and featureless alluvial plains. Southern Bengal is predominantly made up of the delta of river ___________.

a) Ganga

b) ‎Karatoya

c) ‎Bidyadhari

d) ‎Ajay

4. The ___________ passes through the middle part of the state. (It passes through Purulia, Bankura, Purba Bardhaman and Nadia districts of West Bengal).

a) Arctic Circle

b) Tropic of Capricorn

c) Equator

d) Tropic of Cancer

5. West Bengal's climate varies from tropical savanna in the southern portions to humid subtropical in the ___________ .

a) north

b) south

c) east

d) west

6 . West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 1

d) 3

7. Which river in West Bengal rises as the Dhaleshwari in the Chota Nagpur plateau foothills? 

a) Bhima River 

b) Rupnarayan River 

c) Bhagirathi River 

d) Subarnarekha River

8. Name the river in West Bengal that is formed by the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers. 

a) Haldi River 

b) Hugli River 

c) Indus River 

d) Damodar River

Answers:

1 - A

2 - B

3 - A

4 - D

5 - A

6 - D

7 - B

8 - B