West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations

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On July 26, Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore has been conferred D Litt (Honoris Causa) by West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at a special convocation of Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) held at the Raj Bhawan. Tripathi, who is also the university Chancellor, also conferred D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) on renowned scientist at the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, S M Yusuf at the same occasion. Beside this, Kazi Nazrul University had conferred honorary D Litt on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during its third convocation at its Asansol campus on May 26.

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All of the above pairs are correct

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On October 3, the Government of India (GoI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed $240 million loan for providing safe and sustainable drinking water to about 1.65 million people in three districts of the state of West Bengal affected by arsenic, fluoride, and salinity. The purpose of the project is to mitigate these risks through provision of continuous potable water through metered connections to about 390,000 individual households in three districts – Bankura, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur. The project is supported by a grant of $3 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by the Government of Japan, and a $2 million grant from ADB’s Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF). This will support the state government in strengthening its smart water management system, improve flood-related early warning and response, and provide training on operation and maintenance as well as climate change and disaster resilience.

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The correct descending order- Karnataka (65%), Andhra Pradesh (17%), West Bengal (8%), Tamil Nadu (5%).

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Bengal is known as Gauda or Vanga in ancient Sanskrit literature. The region of Bengal was also known
to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Gangaridai. Some scholars believed that the
origin of name ‘Banga’ is derived from ‘Bong tribe’.

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Anga – (eponymous founder of the kingdom and son of King Vali), Brihadratha, Karna,
Vrishaketu – ‘Chief of the Angas’, Tamralipta, Lomapada – (a friend of the King of Kosala Dasaratha), Chitraratha, Vrihadratha, Vasuhoma, Dhatarattha, Dhadivahana, and Brahmadatta – Last king of Anga.

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The Shunga Empire (IAST: ?u?ga) was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the central and eastern Indian subcontinent from around 184 to 75 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra Shunga, after taking the throne of the Maurya Empire.

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The first ruler of the Kanva dynasty was Vasudeva after whose Gotra the dynasty was named. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra. He ruled from 75 to 66 BCE.

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The role of Devapala is also supported by the Ghosrava inscription, which records that Veeradeva, a learned Buddhist and a Brahman, was appointed as the head of the Nalanda University by Emperor Devapal.

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Ballala Sena conquered Gauda from the Pala and became the ruler of the Bengal delta and made Nabadwip his capital.