West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

West Bengal comprises of six agro-climatic zones namely Hill Zone/Northern Hill, Terai Zone/Terai Teesta Flood Plains, Old Alluvium/Gangetic Flood Plain, New Alluvium/Undulating Lateritic Zone, Laterite and Red Soil Zone/Vindhyan Old Flood Plain and Coastal and Saline Zone/Coastal Flood Plain. The Vindhyan Old Flood Plain includes Murshidabad, Howrah, Hooghly, Bardhaman, Birbhum and West and East Midnapore districts. The Undulating Lateritic Zone includes Purulia, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bnakura and West Midnapore districts.

The projects located in Purulia district are Fakidi Irrigation Project, Kansai Irrigation Project, Keshtobazar Irrigation Project, Bandhu Irrigation Project, Barabhum Irrigation Project, Ramchandrapur Irrigation Project.

Terai Zone/Terai Teesta Flood Plains include Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Siliguri division of Darjeeling district and West Dinajpur district.

The three notified varieties of rice common in West Bengal are Aman, Aus and Boro. According to Economic Survey 2017-18, three new rice varieties have been developed in West Bengal. These are Bhupesh, Dhruba and Rajdip.

Khadya Suraksha Yojana, also known as Khadya Sathi Scheme, was launched on 27th January, 2017. This scheme provides 35 kg of food per month per family holsing ration card.

Rice is a Kharif crop. Jute is a Fibre crop. Potato is a Rabi crop grown majorly in three districts namely Hooghly, Midnapore and Bardhaman. About 75% of potato production comes from these three districts.

Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas have Agri-export zone for Litchi.

The Subarnarekha Barrage Project is located near Bhosraghat in Midnapore district in West Bengal.

West Bengal State Food Processing and Horticulture Development Cooperatives Limited was established in 1986.

The 'Jal Dharo Jal Bhoro' scheme was initiated by West Bengal government in 2011, under 100 day NREGA project