Major Points about West Bengal - Know Your States in PDF for SSC, Bank Exams
Exams like SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SSC MTS, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS SO, IPPB Sc. I, LIC AAO, etc are the exams which will expect you to be well versed with General Awareness section. This section will be based on General Knowledge and Current Affairs. Information about different states in India forms a big part of it and hence it is very important to know about different states in order to score well in these exams. Our latest GK Notes series – ‘Know your States’, will help you learn major facts, global importance, and culture of every state. This particular article will help you learn everything about West Bengal in one glance.
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Important Facts about West Bengal
- Kolkata Capital & - Darjeeling Major Cities - Howrah Districts 23 Formed On 26 January 1950 Language Bengali, Hindi -Largest producer of Known rice in India As/For -Second longest international border among Indian states Natural Tropical dry Vegetation moist deciduous
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-Ganga In 4 districts- Major Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers Heart & Soul of Bengal - Teesta From Zemu Glacier Dance - Chhau Dance, Tusu, Major Bhaduriya Saila, Jhumar, Art Ashariya Jhumar, Raibense Forms Music - Vishnupur Gharana, Rabindra Sangeet Ships, automobiles, chemicals & fertilizers, Industry wagons, electronics, paper, jute & cotton textiles Coal, fireclay, china clay, Minerals limestone, copper, iron, & Ores wolfram, manganese & dolomite Rice, wheat, potatoes, sugarcane, oilseeds, jute, mangoes, jackfruit, Agriculture bananas, oranges, apples, pineapples, tea, ginger, cardamom Darjeeling Tea, Geographical Nakshi Kantha, Indications Santiniketan Leather Goods, Laxman Bhog Mango,
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Himsagar, Fazli Mango, Santipore Saree, Baluchari Saree, Dhaniakhali Saree, Joynagarer Moa, Bardhman Sitabhog, Bardhman Mihidana State Animal Fishing Cat White-breasted State Bird kingfisher State Tree Chatian State Flower Shephali World Heritage Sunderbans Sites Ramsar Sites East Calcutta Wetlands - Chintamoni Kar BS Bird - Thasrana BS Sanctuaries - Raiganj WLS - Gorumara NP - Buxa NP National - Neora Valley NP Parks - Singalila NP - Jaldapara NP -Sundarbans NP Biosphere Sunderbans Reserve
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- Ballavpur WLS - Bethuadahari WLS - Bibhuti Bhusan WLS - Buxa WLS - Chapramari WLS - Chintamani Kar - Bird Sanctuary - Haliday Island WLS Wildlife - Jorepokhri Salamander Sanctuaries - WLS - Lothian Island WLS - Mahananda WLS - Raiganj WLS - Ramnabagan WLS - Sajnakhali WLS - Senchal WLS - West Sunderban WLS Tiger Sunderbans, Buxa Reserve Elephant Mayurjharna, Reserve Eastern Dooars Sundarbans Marine West Sundarbans Protected Haliday Island Area Sajnakhali Lothian Island
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