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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 84 of 200

Q84
Geography (incl. West Bengal)West Bengal Geography
In West Bengal rail wagons are manufactured at
  1. a.Liluah, Kanchrapara and Dum Dum
  2. b.Hindmotor, Kanchrapara and Durgapur
  3. c.Chittaranjan, Hindmotor and Durgapur
  4. d.Kharagpur, Chittaranjan and Dum Dum

Answer: (A) Liluah, Kanchrapara and Dum Dum

Liluah (Howrah) and Kanchrapara have Eastern Railway's carriage and wagon workshops, and Dum Dum had the wagon works of Jessop and Co.; other wagon builders of the state are Braithwaite, Burn Standard, Texmaco and Titagarh. The distractors mix in other industries: Hindmotor (Uttarpara) made Ambassador cars, Chittaranjan makes locomotives (CLW), and Durgapur is a steel centre.