1. Following which is Indian state where the Tropic of Cancer, Equator, and Standard Meridian of India do not pass nearby or through?
A. Rajasthan
B. Mizoram
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Chhattisgarh
2. The Pulicat Lake, India’s second-largest brackish lagoon, is primarily fed by which river?
A. Swarnamukhi
B. Penner
C. Vellar
D. Palar
3. The Periyar river flows into which major port city?
A. Cochin
B. Tuticorin
C. Chennai
D. Mangalore
4. Which river passes through the “Hogenakkal Falls,” often called the Niagara of India?
A. Kaveri
B. Vaigai
C. Bhavani
D. Krishna
5. Which biosphere reserve in India is the largest in area?
A. Nilgiri
B. Sundarbans
C. Nanda Devi
D. Great Rann of Kutch
6. “Nerbudda” was the old British name for which Indian river?
A. Narmada
B. Tapi
C. Luni
D. Chambal
7. Which city is known as India’s Silk City due to its ancient silk-weaving industry?
A. Bhagalpur
B. Mysuru
C. Varanasi
D. Kanchipuram
8. The “Zoji La” tunnel connects Ladakh with which part of India?
A. Jammu
B. Srinagar
C. Kargil
D. Shimla
9. The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) is located in:
A. Paris
B. Bengaluru
C. Gurugram
D. Greater Noida
10. The Rann Utsav (Gujarat) is primarily held at which location?
A. Kala Dungar
B. Dhordo
C. Bhuj
D. Naliya
11. “Operation Flood,” the world’s largest dairy development program, was launched in:
A. 1950
B. 1965
C. 1970
D. 1983
12. India’s deepest landlocked and protected port is:
A. Paradip
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. Tuticorin
D. Kandla
13. The easternmost railway station of India is:
A. Naharlagun
B. Silchar
C. Ledo
D. Agartala
14. Which is the only Indian state where both the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats pass through extensively?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Kerala
15. India’s largest inland saltwater lake (not brackish) is:
A. Chilika
B. Pulicat
C. Sambhar Lake
D. Loktak
16. The India–Bangladesh border checkpost Petrapole is located in which district of West Bengal?
A. Murshidabad
B. Nadia
C. North 24 Parganas
D. South Dinajpur
17. Odisha shares a boundary with West Bengal only through which district?
A. Purba Medinipur
B. Paschim Medinipur
C. Jhargram
D. South 24 Parganas
18. Which river forms part of the boundary between West Bengal and Jharkhand?
A. Subarnarekha
B. Ajoy
C. Rupnarayan
D. Damodar
19. The Nepal border is closest to which West Bengal city?
A. Siliguri
B. Darjeeling
C. Jalpaiguri
D. Malda
20. The West Bengal–Bhutan border is mainly formed along which river valley?
A. Torsha
B. Jaldhaka
C. Raidak
D. Sankosh
21. The Chitmahals (Enclaves) exchanged between India and Bangladesh in 2015 were located mainly in:
A. Alipurduar & Jalpaiguri
B. Cooch Behar
C. Malda & Murshidabad
D. Darjeeling
22. The Tetulia Corridor proposal involved West Bengal and which neighbouring country?
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Bangladesh
D. China
23. Which West Bengal district shares the longest boundary with Bangladesh?
A. Murshidabad
B. North 24 Parganas
C. Nadia
D. Malda
24. The first Bengali feature film, Billwamangal, was released in:
A. 1917
B. 1919
C. 1925
D. 1929
25. “Chandannagore Strand” on the banks of the Hooghly River was primarily developed during the rule of:
A. British
B. French
C. Danish
D. Dutch
26. "SIMBEX” is a long-running bilateral naval exercise between India and:
A. Malaysia
B. Singapore
C. Indonesia
D. Thailand
27. "The India Way” is a book written by:
A. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
B. Amitabh Kant
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Bibek Debroy
28. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was born in which year?
A. 1860
B. 1861
C. 1865
D. 1867
29. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary (31st October) is celebrated as:
A. National Unity Day
B. National Integrity Day
C. National Peace Day
D. Iron Man Day
30. The India–Sri Lanka joint military exercise is called:
A. Mitra Shakti
B. Garuda Shakti
C. Dharma Guardian
D. Shakti Yudh
31. First human heart transplant was performed by:
A. Christiaan Barnard
B. Jonas Salk
C. Alexander Fleming
D. Henry Gray
32. The book “Ignited Minds” is authored by:
A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Abdul Kalam
C. C.V. Raman
D. Homi Bhabha
33. The Wakhan Corridor separates India from which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Tajikistan
C. Afghanistan
D. China
34. The “Great Artesian Basin,” (Australia) one of the largest groundwater reserves in the world, is mainly located in:
A. Western Australia
B. Queensland
C. Victoria
D. South Australia
35. Which bird species is the national bird of Bhutan?
A. Himalayan Monal
B. Black-necked Crane
C. Raven
D. Satyr Tragopan
36. The world’s smallest penguin species — the “Little Blue Penguin” — is primarily found in:
A. Australia & New Zealand
B. Antarctica
C. Greenland
D. Chile
37. Which neighbouring country of India does not share a maritime border with India?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. Myanmar
D. Bangladesh
38. The “Durand Line” separates Pakistan from which country?
A. Iran
B. China
C. Afghanistan
D. Turkmenistan
39. Hazarduari Palace (“Palace of a Thousand Doors”) is located in:
A. Bishnupur
B. Murshidabad
C. Cooch Behar
D. Midnapore
40. The famous pilgrimage site Tarapith is located in which district of WB?
A. Birbhum
B. Bankura
C. Purulia
D. Nadia
41. The Jorasanko Thakur Bari, birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore, is now part of:
A. Vidyasagar University
B. Jadavpur University
C. Rabindra Bharati University
D. Calcutta University
42. The Adina Mosque (West Bengal) once the largest mosque in India, is located in the district:
A. Malda
B. Murshidabad
C. North 24 Parganas
D. Burdwan
43. The Dakshineswar Kali Temple was built by:
A. Rani Bhavani
B. Rani Rashmoni
C. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar
D. Maharani Kalyani
44. The Bandel Church was founded by which group of Europeans?
A. British
B. French
C. Dutch
D. Portuguese
45. In which year was the Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis?
A. 1789
B. 1793
C. 1800
D. 1790
46. The Vernacular Press Act was passed during the viceroyalty of:
A. Lord Ripon (1881)
B. Lord Lytton (1878)
C. Lord Lansdowne (1890)
D. Lord Mayo (1870)
47. The Battle of Waihind, fought between Mahmud of Ghazni and the Hindu Shahi ruler Anandapala, took place near which modern region?
A. Peshawar
B. Multan
C. Lahore
D. Taxila
48. The Charter Act of 1813 ended the East India Company’s monopoly over:
A. Salt trade
B. Tea trade
C. Indian trade
D. Opium trade
49. The “Bhutia Basti Monastery,” originally at Phodong, was rebuilt in:
A. Darjeeling
B. Kalimpong
C. Kurseong
D. Mirik
50. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded at:
A. Pune
B. Nagpur
C. Indore
D. Wardha