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 of the following state took steps to revitalize the panchayati raj after the recommendations of Ashok Mehta Committee?
1. Karnataka
2. West Bengal
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1 & 2
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: C [Only 1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
After the fall of Janta government three states of Karnataka, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh took steps to revitalise the panchayati raj, keeping in view some of the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee.
2. Who distinguished Lala (Rarh) from Gaula (Gauda)?
[A] Yadava King Jaitugi I
[B] Harshavardhana
[C] Xuanzang
[D] D. K. Ganguly
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Correct Answer: A [Yadava King Jaitugi I]
Notes:
While Krishna Mishra in his Prabodha-chandrodaya, mentions that Gauda Rashtra includes Rarh and Bhurishreshthika, identified with Bhurshut, in Hooghly and Howrah districts, but the Managoli inscription of the Yadava king Jaitugi I distinguishes Lala (Rarh) from Gaula (Gauda).
3. Who first described Harshavardhana as Shaivite?
[A] Bana
[B] Mana
[C] Banabhatta
[D] Hiuen Tsang
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Correct Answer: A [Bana]
Notes:
Harshavardhana’s seals describe his ancestors as sun-worshippers, his elder brother as a Buddhist, and himself as a Shaivite. His court poet Bana describes him as a Shaivite.
4. Who ruled Chandravipa in tenth or eleventh centurey A.D?
[A] Trailokyachandra
[B] Matsyendranath
[C] Buddhagupta
[D] Visvarupasena
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Correct Answer: A [Trailokyachandra]
Notes:
Chandravipa is mentioned in the Rampal copper-plate inscription (B. 77) as the name of the territory ruled over by Trailokyachandra during tenth or eleventh century A.D.
5. Who wrote Charyagiti-koshavrtti?
[A] Prabodhchandra Bagchi
[B] Abahatta
[C] Munidatta
[D] Kritichandra
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Correct Answer: C [Munidatta]
Notes:
The Tibetan translation of Charyapada provided additional information, including that the Sanskrit commentary in the manuscript, known as Charyagiti-koshavrtti, was written by Munidatta. It also mentions that the original text was translated by Shilachari and its commentary by Munidatta was translated by Chandrakirti or Kirtichandra.
6. Who founded Sena dynasty?
[A] Hemanta sena
[B] Ballala sena
[C] Vijayasena
[D] Samnata sena
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Correct Answer: D [Samnata sena]
Notes:
The Sena Empire was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. The dynasty’s founder was Samanta Sena.
7. During which time of dynasty, the famous Dhakeshwari temple was built?
[A] Pala Dynasty
[B] Chola Dynasty
[C] Gupta Dynasty
[D] Sena Dynasty
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Correct Answer: D [Sena Dynasty ]
Notes:
The Sena dynasty is famous for building Hindu temples and monasteries, which include the renowned Dhakeshwari Temple in what is now Dhaka, Bangladesh.
8. How many Samanta Kings have helped Ramapala in his recovery of Varendra?
[A] 14
[B] 15
[C] 17
[D] 12
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Correct Answer: A [14]
Notes:
It is said that fourteen Samanta kings helped Ramapala in his recovery of Varendra, among whom there was one known as Vijayaraja of Nidravali. He was perhaps identical with Vijayasena from the Sena Dynasty.
9. From which Lipi Anga Lipi and Bengali Lipi have been derived from?
[A] Brahmic Lipi
[B] Assamese Lipi
[C] Sanskrit Lipi
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Brahmic Lipi ]
Notes:
Anga Lipi and Bengali script might have been derived from Brahmic, with some regional characteristic. This supports the belief that the development of local characteristics in alphabets was continuing from earlier times. It reflects the early development of local variants of Indian alphabets.
10. Krittivasi Ramayan was translated during the time of–
[A] Shirin Bilal
[B] Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
[C] Shershaah
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah]
Notes:
The Hindu poet, Krittibas Ojha, also translated the Ramayana in Bengali as Krittivasi Ramayan during Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah’s reign.
