ALL ABOUT WEST BENGAL

Know Your State

❑ Introduction to West Bengal Geography

❑ Physiographic divisions
❑ Rivers of West Bengal
❑ Soil and Climate of West Bengal
❑ Mineral Resources of West Bengal
❑ National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in WB
❑ Agriculture in West Bengal
❑ Irrigation and Hydropower Projects in West Bengal
❑ Transport System in West Bengal
❑ WB Misc
❑ 300 MCQ on WB
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ALL ABOUT WEST BENGAL
Know Your State

❑ Introduction to West Bengal Geography

❑ Physiographic divisions
❑ Rivers of West Bengal
❑ Soil and Climate of West Bengal
❑ Mineral Resources of West Bengal
❑ National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in WB
❑ Agriculture in West Bengal
❑ Irrigation and Hydropower Projects in West Bengal
❑ Transport System in West Bengal
❑ WB Misc
❑ 300 MCQ on WB
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
The climate of West Bengal
• The climate of West Bengal experiences great variation, mainly in accordance
with the topography and location of the area being referred to.
• For instance, while South Bengal experiences a tropical savannah climate,
North Bengal witnesses humid subtropical weather conditions.
• The seasons here can broadly be divided into five main
categories: spring, summer, rainy season, autumn, and winter. The autumn
here is comparatively shorter than other parts of India, lasting only from the
beginning of October to the middle of November.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
Summer Temperature: Maximum 450 C, Minimum 200 C
Winter Temperature: Maximum 150 C, Minimum 80 C
Average Rainfall: 175 cm
October to February (Deltas and Plains)
March to June and September to December
Best Time To Visit: (Mountains)
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
Soils of West Bengal
Soil is the natural medium for the growth of plants under favourable conditions.
In general, the soils of West Bengal are broadly divided into four types
I. Mountain soils
II. Alluvial soils
III. Red soils and
IV. Saline soils.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
But in modern classification, soils of West Bengal have been divided the State
into seven broad classes which are further sub-divided into small groups. These
are:
✓ Brown forest soils
✓ Terai soils
✓ Colluvial and skeletal soils
✓ Laterite and lateritic soils
✓ Red soils
✓ Coastal saline soils
✓ Alluvial soils.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Brown Forest Soils
• Found in Darjiling district
• Landslide occurs during the rainy season
• Have high fertility status but the crop performance is not satisfactory due to
low soil depth, high acidity, low temperature, and inadequate sunshine.
➢ Terai soils
• Found in the Darjiling and Jalpaiguri districts of North Bengal.
• These soils are derived from the mountain regions of the Himalayas.
• Their color varies from deep black to grey-black.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
• Due to heavy leaching, soils are acidic with pH ranging between 4.7 and 5.8.
As a whole, the soil is poor in available plant nutrients.
Colluvial and skeletal soils
• Occupy western part of the State.
• This is physiographically linked with the Rajmahal and Chotanagpur plateau.
• This area is undulating in nature, hence the upper convex slope has poor soil
depth and skeletal in nature whereas the lower part of the valley has good soil
depth and colluvial in nature.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Laterite and lateritic soils
• Are red in color and formed over laterite beds with typical honey-combed
structure and are produced under humid tropical conditions.
• The soils are acidic, poor in organic matter, nitrogen, available phosphorus,
and calcium but the soil are rich in iron.
• In West Bengal, laterite soils are found in wide areas in the districts of
Birbhum, Barddhaman, Bankura, Medinipur, and Puruliya.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Red Soil
• This type of soil is not only found in the western part of the State but also in
the northern part, especially in the Barind tract.
• Red soils are mainly developed on ancient crystalline rocks.
• These soils are coarse-textured, mildly acidic (pH 5.5-6.5), poor in organic
matter, and other plant nutrients.
• The percentage of base saturation is more than the laterite and lateritic soils
and they are loamy in texture.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Coastal saline soils
• Occur near the Bay of Bengal.
• This area is influenced by the saline tidal water of the Bay.
• Here the earthen embankments are provided to save the land from saline water.
➢ Alluvial soils
• Occupy the major areas drained by innumerable rivers.
• The soils of the alluvial tract are divided into three groups depending upon the
nature of the parent material
i) the Ganga alluvium, ii) Vindhya alluvium and iii) Tista alluvium.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
• These soils are the most fertile.
• They may be divided into sand, silt, loam or clay according to texture
depending upon the type of alluvial matter brought by the floodwater.
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