Q130
Geography (incl. West Bengal)West Bengal Geography
In which of the following district of West Bengal the Khoayi or Badland topography is found?
- a.Nadia
- b.Darjiling
- c.Uttar Dinajpur
- d.Birbhum
Answer: (D) Birbhum
Khoai is the badland landscape of gullies and ridges formed by the erosion of lateritic soil, best known around Santiniketan in Birbhum district. Nadia lies in the low, flat Gangetic delta drained by the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi. Darjeeling is a mountain district where Sandakphu, the highest point of West Bengal, lies. Uttar Dinajpur, in the plains of north Bengal, has the Raiganj (Kulik) bird sanctuary.