West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

The tributaries of Torsa river are Malengi, Bela and Sunjai. The tributaries of Damdar river are Barakar, Konar, Bokaro and Ayar. The tight bank tributaries of Mahananda river are Kalindi, Balasan and Mechi. Its left bank tributaries are Nagar, Tangon and Punarbhaba. The tributaries of Jaldhaka river are Daina, Birukhola, Bindukhola and Nakshalkhola.

The Teesta river originates from the Zemu glacier of the Himalayas and is joined by the Lachin river at Tibet, Lochang river at Sikkim and Great Rangeet river at Darjeeling then it flows Southwards through Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar. Jaldhaka river originates from the Bidang lake located in Sikkim Himalayas and drains Southwards through Jalpaiguri district.

The northern region oof the Ganga is known as Barind.

East Kolkata Wetlands is a wetland site of international importance and included as a Ramsar site in 2002.

The Damodar river originates from the Khamarpath hill of the Chotanagpur plateau in Bihar. After flowing for about 289 km in Bihar, it enters West Bengal.

The Ganges-Brahmaputra delta is also known as the Sunderban delta or the Bengal delta or the Ganges delta. It is situated in Asia where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers discharge into the Bay of Bengal. It covers a surface area of about 100 sq km. Kolkata nad Haldia in India and Mongla and Chittagong in Bangladesh are the principal sea ports of this delta.

Originating from the Dumka district of Chotanagpur plateau in Jharkhand, the Ajay river then enters West Bengal near Chittaranjan. Then it flows through Bardhaman.

The ganga divides itself into two branches near Dhulain in Murshidabad district. One of its branches flows into Bangladesh as the Padma. The other branch bends southwards and merges into Bay of Bengal.

Montane Wet Temperate forests are found in upper reaches of North Bengal hills with an altitude between 1650m-3000m.

The common species found in temperate forests are oak, maple, pine, fir, deodar and spruce.