States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations
For all West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) exams including WBCS, JE, AE, and other state-level competitive examinations.
1. Which region were united together by the Pundra leader with the alliance of Magadha?
[A] Pundra & Vanga
[B] Kirata & Pundra
[C] Pundra, Vanga & Kirata
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Pundra, Vanga & Kirata]
Notes:
One of the legendary leaders of Pundra dynasty was Paundraka Vasudeva who united three regions to enter into an alliance with Jarasandha of Magadha. Those three regions were Pundra, Vanga and Kirata.
2. Where is the ruins of Shashanka’s Karnasuvarna found in Bengal?
[A] Burdwan
[B] Rajbaridanga
[C] Padma
[D] Midnapore
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Correct Answer: B [Rajbaridanga]
Notes:
Shashanka, the powerful ruler of Guada, had his capital at Karnasuvarna, the ruins of which have been discovered recently at Rajbaridanga (near the modern railway station Chiruti), six miles southwest of Behrampur, headquarters of Murshidabad district.
3. Which one of these were the Sena kings?
[A] Kshatriyas
[B] Brahmanas
[C] Brahma-Kshatriyas
[D] Vaishyas
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Correct Answer: C [Brahma-Kshatriyas]
Notes:
The Senas originally belonged to the Karnata country (Karnatadeshatagata) in South India, the Kanarese speaking region in modern Mysore, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh of India, and they were Brahma-Ksatriyas (those who were Brahmanas first and became Ksatriyas afterwards).
4. Who is founder of Garhwalas dynasty?
[A] Kanak Pal
[B] Bibhishana
[C] Rajya Pal
[D] Mrigapala
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Correct Answer: A [Kanak Pal]
Notes:
The royal dynasty of Garhwal started with Kanak Pal. Garhwal Kingdom was founded in 823 AD, when Kanak Pal, the prince of Malwa, on his visit to the Badrinath Temple, met Raja Bhanu Pratap, the ruler of Chandpur Garhi, one of the 52 Garhs of Garhwal. Raja Bhanu Pratap had no sons so he adopted him and made him his successor.
5. What was the capital of Gahadavala dynasty?
[A] Kanyakubja
[B] Kannauj
[C] Varanasi
[D] Both (a) & (b)
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Correct Answer: D [Both (a) & (b)]
Notes:
The Gahadavalas are associated with two ancient cities: Kanyakubja and Varanasi. According to the medieval legends, Kanyakubja (Kannauj) was their capital.
6. Which are the twin capitals built in Bengal by Turkish Sultanate?
[A] Gaur & Pandua
[B] Patuliputra & Hedua
[C] Malda & Murshidabad
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Gaur & Pandua]
Notes:
Islam came to Bengal in the thirteenth century and a Turkish Sultanate
came to be established with its twin capitals at Gaur (also called
Laxmanavati, the capital of the Sen dynasty [c. 1095–1645], or Lakhnaoti)
and Pandua, both in Malda district of West Bengal.
7. Who ruled from 1320 to 25 CE?
[A] Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[B] Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
[C] Alibardi Khan
[D] Murshidkuli Khan
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Correct Answer: A [Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ]
Notes:
In 14th century, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (1320-25 CE) of Tughlaq dynasty
turned his attention towards Bengal.
8. Name a book that Alaol wrote–
[A] Sati Kanyama
[B] Padmabat
[C] Panchatantra
[D] Sarbhagyashalini
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Correct Answer: B [Padmabat]
Notes:
The name of Alaol, an inhabitant of Faridpur district of
Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh), in the seventeenth century is very important in this field. His best work is ‘Padmabat’, which was written in 1651 at the request of Magan Thakur, a minister of
Arakan Raj. It is the Bengali adoption of ‘Padmabat’ of the Awadhi
poet, Malik Muhammad Jayasi
9. Who was the final Sultan of Bengal?
[A] Mahim Khan
[B] Sheikh Kendra Bhivuti
[C] Daud Khan Karrani
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Daud Khan Karrani ]
Notes:
Daud Khan Karrani was the last ruler of Bengal’s Karrani dynasty as well as the final Sultan of Bengal, reigning from 1572 to 1576. During the reign of his father Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Daud commanded a massive army of 40,000 cavalry, 3,600 elephants, 140,000 infantry and 200 cannons.
10. Who wrote Vidyasundar Kahini in 1502?
[A] Kalidas
[B] Kanka
[C] Brihadratha
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Kanka]
Notes:
The Muslim ruler Sultan Alauddin Hussein Shah, his son Nasrat Shah during the rule of Shah dynasty (1493 –
1538) in Bengal, not only led to the social, political and cultural prosperity, but also nurtured Bengali literature.
It was during the rule of Narsat Shah that Bengali poets started composing lyrics and Kanka (a Bengali poet)
wrote Vidyasundar Kahini in 1502.
