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 among the following matches of Hill resort with the state they are situated in are correct?
1. Darjeeling- West Bengal
2. Dalhousie- Himachal Pradesh
3. Mussoorie- Uttarakhand
4. Pahalgam- Jammu and Kashmir
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Dalhousie is situated in Himachal Pradesh, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal, Mussoorie is situated in Uttrakhand and Pahalgam is situated in Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Which organisation is to provide USD 105 million loan to improve water transport in West Bengal?
[A] ADB
[B] AIIB
[C] World Bank
[D] IMF
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Correct Answer: C [World Bank]
Notes:
The Government of India, West Bengal state government and the World Bank signed a USD 105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Called as the ‘West Bengal Inland Water Transport, Logistics and Spatial Development Project’, it will improve passenger and freight movement across the Hooghly river and improve accessibility in Kolkata Metropolitan region.
3. Who did the first scientific investigation on the origin of Indian people?
[A] BB Lal
[B] Sir Herbert Risley
[C] RP Chanda
[D] Pandu Rajar Dhibi
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Correct Answer: B [Sir Herbert Risley]
Notes:
The first scientific investigation on the origin of Indian people was done by Sir Herbert Risley, who was the first to trace the relation of the round head of Bengali people with Mongoloid characteristics.
4. During which time period in Bengal Kapardaka Purana was used?
[A] Sena Dynasty
[B] Gupta Dynasty
[C] Pala Dynasty
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Sena Dynasty ]
Notes:
The term Kapardaka Purana is seen as a medium of exchange in the writings of the Sena kings and other contemporary kings. Karpadak means cow; And ‘Purana’ is definitely a kind of silver coin. The conjunction ‘kapardaka-purana’ refers to a medium of exchange whose quality is equal to that of a purana or silver coin (56.6 grains), but which is actually calculated by the proportional denominator.
5. Danasagara was a work of–
[A] Philosophy
[B] Astronomy
[C] Astrology
[D] Smriti
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Correct Answer: D [Smriti]
Notes:
Ballala Sena widely appreciated art and novels, and was renowned author himself in his time. He was the author of Danasagara, a work on Smriti.
6. Who was the most powerful king of Deva Dynasty?
[A] Shantideva
[B] Anandadeva
[C] Damodardeva
[D] Virdeva
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Correct Answer: C [Damodardeva]
Notes:
The rules of the Devas was indeed a period of peace, prosperity and creative
excellence, Damodardeva (1231-1243) was the most powerful ruler of this dynasty.
7. Which of these is not considered as a prominent king of Deva Dynasty?
[A] Shantideva
[B] Viradeva
[C] Manushyadeva
[D] Bhavadeva
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Correct Answer: C [Manushyadeva]
Notes:
The inscriptional evidences show that this
kingdom was extended up to the present-day Comilla-Noakhali-Chittagong region. Four rulers of this dynasty are known from the inscriptions : Shantideva, Viradeva,
Anandadeva and Bhavadeva.
8. Who extended Grand Trunk to Kabul from Chittagong?
[A] Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban
[B] Babar
[C] Akbar
[D] Shershah
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Correct Answer: D [Shershah]
Notes:
Sher Shah Suri extended Grand Trunk Road
from Chittagong in the frontiers of the province of Bengal in North-East India to
Kabul in Afghanistan.
9. Badu Chandidas wrote–
[A] Shrikrishna Kirttana
[B] Srikrishnaya Namah
[C] Radhashyam Kathamrita
[D] Kathacharita
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Correct Answer: A [Shrikrishna Kirttana]
Notes:
Shrikrishna Kirttana, whose authorship is claimed by one Badu Chandidas, is undoubtedly the first great literary work in Bengali language. There are reasons to believe that Shrikrishna Kirttana was a pre-Chaitanya period composition.
10. The land that links West Bengal in India and Bangladesh is known as–
[A] Teen Bigha Corridor
[B] Dui Bigha Zamin
[C] East Bengal Corridor
[D] Dui Bangla Corridor
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Correct Answer: A [Teen Bigha Corridor]
Notes:
After partition, the predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province of India, and the predominantly Muslim East Bengal became a province of Pakistan. The land that links West Bengal in India and Bangladesh is known as ‘Teen Bigha Corridor’.
