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. Who was the last ruler of Gupta dynasty?
[A] Adityavardhana
[B] Krishnagupta
[C] Jivitagupta II
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Jivitagupta II]
Notes:
Jivitagupta II, the last known ruler of the dynasty, appears to have been defeated by Yashovarman of Kannauj.
2. Who wrote Danasagara?
[A] Dhoyi
[B] Ballalasena
[C] Vijayasena
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Ballalasena ]
Notes:
It is evident from the Sena epigraphs and tradition that Ballalasena was a great scholar and renowned author. He wrote the Danasagara in 1168 and started writing the Adbhutasagara in 1169 but could not complete it.
3. Who was the author of Lokesvarashataka?
[A] Ballalasena
[B] Dharmapala
[C] Devapala
[D] Vajradatta
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Correct Answer: D [Vajradatta]
Notes:
Famous poet Vajradatta who was author of Lokesvarashataka, was one of the gems of Devapala’s court.
4. Which Magadhan emperor exterminated all the Kshatriyas?
[A] Shashanka
[B] Mahapadma Nanda
[C] Ashoka
[D] Puru
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Correct Answer: B [Mahapadma Nanda]
Notes:
A bitter line in the Puranas laments that Magadhan emperor Mahapadma Nanda exterminated all Kshatriyas, none worthy of the name Kshatriya being left thereafter.
5. What was the earliest capital of Shunga Dynasty?
[A] Malwa
[B] Bhagabhadra
[C] Magadha
[D] Pataliputra
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Correct Answer: D [Pataliputra]
Notes:
The capital of Shunga Dynasty was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Besnagar (modern Vidisha) in eastern Malwa.
6. Who first established Muslim suzerainty in Bengal?
[A] Ghiyas-ud-Din Balban
[B] Bakhtiyar Khilji
[C] Muhammad Bin Tugglaq
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Bakhtiyar Khilji ]
Notes:
Turks, The a Central Asian race. They first came to Bengal in the beginning of the thirteenth century along with bakhtiyar khalji. Bakhtiyar and other Turks came out of their homeland in search of fortune.
7. Rasul Bijay was written by–
[A] Syeed Nirdhaan
[B] Charamkarit
[C] Mardana Bandita
[D] Shah Barid
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Correct Answer: D [Shah Barid]
Notes:
In the 15th century, featured the use of Arabic and Persian words in Bengali texts to illustrate Muslim stories. Rasul Bijay by Shah Barid was one of its example.
8. Which has been treated as the first original poetic novel in Telugu literature?
[A] Prabhavate Pradyamana
[B] Kalapurnodayam
[C] Raghava Pandaviyamu
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Kalapurnodayam]
Notes:
Pingali Surana wrote Raghava Pandaviyamu, Kalapurnodayam, Prabhavate Pradyamana. Kalapurnodayam (means full bloom of art) has been treated as the first original poetic novel in Telugu literature.
9. Bengali is the ____ largest language in the world. It is–
[A] 5
[B] 9
[C] 6
[D] 3
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Correct Answer: C [6]
Notes:
Bengali language, which is the sixth largest language in the world in terms
of the number of people speaking it (coming after Chinese, English, Hindi,
Spanish and Russian), acquired its distinctive character only in recent times, that is, in the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries.
10. For how many years did Sarfaraz Khan have been a Sultan?
[A] 1739-1740 CE
[B] 1733-1734 CE
[C] 1735-1736 CE
[D] 1730-1731 CE
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Correct Answer: A [1739-1740 CE]
Notes:
Sarfaraz Khan (1739-1740 CE) was the son of Shuja-ud-Din and grandson of
Mursid Quli Khan. His throne ended in 1740 CE only after 13 months of reign.
