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West Bengal GK MCQ Question and Answer with easy explanations. West Bengal State GK MCQ section provides you all type of GK mcq questions with explanations. West BengalState GK MCQ is important for exams like State PCS, IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-9 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on West Bengal .
81
Which among the following is a man-made lake in West Bengal?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Rabindra Sarovar Lake, earlier known as the Dhakuria Lake, is a man-made lake in South Kolkata of West Bengal.
82
Western part of Tista river is known as
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The western part of the Teesta river is known as Terai.
83
The Whistle Khola waterfall in Kurseong, Darjeeling got is name from
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Whistle Khola Waterfall was so named because the Toy Train passes through the front of this waterfall while blowing a loud whistle at that spot.
84
The source of Jaldhaka river is
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Jaldhaka river originates from the Bidang lake located in Sikkim Himalayas and drains Southwards through Jalpaiguri district.
85
The river Bhagirathi-Hooghly is known as the heart and soul of West Bengal. It flows through
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bhagirathi flows through Murshidabad, Malda, Nadia, while Hooghly flows through the districts of Hooghly, Howrah and 24 Parganas of West Bengal.
86
The Mayurakshi river confluences with Bhagirathi river at which place in Bardhaman?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Originating from the Trikuta hill of the Chotanagpur plateau, the Mayurakshi river enters West Benh=gal in the Birbhum district. It then falls in the Bhagirathi river at the Kalna town in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
87
The Ganga river divides into two parts in which district of West Bengal?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
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.
88
The Farakka barrage is constructed on which river?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Farakka barrage is constructed on the Bhagirathi-Hooghly river. A dam has been constructed at Tildanga where the Ganga's main stream is channelised to Bhagirathi-Hooghly at Jangipur barraf=ge which is the unit of the Farakka barrage. The barrage diverts 1100 cubic metres per second of water from the Ganges to the Hooghly river.
89
Most of the rivers of North like Teesta, Torsa, etc arise due to
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The rivers of North Bengal are formed by the melting of ice. Hence, they are also called Snowfed rivers.
90
Match the following
List-I List-II
a. Teesta river 1. Snowfed
b. Damodar river 2. Rainfed
c. Malda river 3. Tidal
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The rivers of North Bengal are formed by the melting of ice. Hence, they are also called Snowfed rivers. The important rivers of the northern part of West Bengal are Mahananda, Teesta, Torsa, Jaldhaka, Kaljani and Raidak. The rivers of the Western plateau region of West Bengal are rainfed rivers as they usually have water during the rainy season. Some important rivers of this region are Ajay, Mayurakshi, Damodar, Rupnarayan, Haldi and Subarnarekha. The rivers of the South or Sundarbans REgion are fed by the tides. During low tides, they get more or less dry but during high tides, they overflow their banks. Some important rivers of this region are Ichamati, Raimangal, Saptamukhi, Matla, Gosaba, Hariabhanga, Thakuran, etc.