States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations

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In 2016, West Bengal reported 44% of human trafficking cases in India, highlighting a significant issue. The report revealed that one-third of traffickers were women, and 34% were neighbors or acquaintances of the victims, while 31% were strangers. This alarming trend underscores the need for increased awareness and preventive measures against trafficking.

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The Dudhkumar River, approximately 370 kilometers long, originates in Bhutan and flows through India and Bangladesh, ultimately draining into the Brahmaputra River. This river is significant as it traverses diverse ecosystems and supports local agriculture. The Dharla River, while also flowing through the region, does not originate in Bhutan. The Teesta River is another important river in the area, known for its hydropower potential.

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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).

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In Kashmir, the Sena dynasty also likely built a temple knows as Sankara Gaureshwara.

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The Pala dynasty ruled the regions of Bengal and Bihar for about 400 years, from the 8th century until the end of the 11th century, with about 20 leaders on the throne during the period.

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Beyond weapons and basic necessities, Stone Age people invented new technology for farming, particularly in the Neolithic Age when they became a more settled people. One of the most important inventions was irrigation canals, which helped them water and grow crops.

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Damodaradeva took the title of Ariraja-Danuja-Madhava Dasharathadeva and extended his kingdom to cover much of East Bengal.

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According to the Padachandrika, a commentary on the Amarakosha in Sanskrit, Brihaspati Mishra, a Brahmin from Kulingram (present-day Bardhaman district), was promoted by Sultan Jalaluddin to the position of the Sarvabhaumapandita (Court Scholar).

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Vassal states were a number of tributary states and protectorates on the periphery of the Bengal Sultanate under the suzerainty of the Sultan of Bengal. Vassal states had Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist rulers. There were 5 vessel states which were– Arakan, Chandradwip, Pratapgarh, Tripura, and Orissa.

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A number of poetic biographies on Chaitanya were composed—the earliest
being Murari Gupta’s Shri Krishna Charitamrita followed by Brindaban
Das’s biography of Chaitanya, which is the only biography that mentions
Chaitanya’s death and, last but the most important, Krishna Das Kaviraj’s
Chaitanya Charitamrita (sixteenth century AD), which was composed more
than half a century after the passing away of Chaitanya.