States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations

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Girish Manch is located at Bagbazar street in Kolkata. It was established in 1986. The founder of
Girish Manch was Girish Ghosh. This stage has an objective of carrying theatre to the generation of the next level. The Girish Manch is considered as one of the most
famous stages in Bengali theatre.

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Due to extensive deforestation, Bauris became settled farmers. The
Bauris are divided into clans, each of which is led by a chief. They believe in
Hinduism and animistic (believe that non-living objects have spirits) practices.

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Tagore Memorial Museum (Rabindra Bhavan) is located in Kalimpong, West Bengal. The museum consists of a library section
containing manuscripts of Rabindranath, letters to and from Rabindranath, books on and by Rabindranath and a general section comprising paintings, photographs,
cine-films and voice-records of the poet.

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Indian Football Association (IFA) of West Bengal organisation administers football in the state of West Bengal. It is the oldest
football association in India and was founded in 1893. The IFA was instrumental in
creating the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to govern football on a national
basis. The IFA organises the tournaments like the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield. Now, All India Football Federation (AIFF) administers the game in India.

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Bengalis historically ate without silverware, with a large banana or plantain leaf serving as the plate, or with plates made from dried sal leaves sewn together. Paan and supari are a typical meal concluder.

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Bengali architecture influenced Southeast Asian lands, modern Myanmar and Indonesia (notably Java Island). At the end of the 8th century AD, an unusual form of temple architecture was popular in the Bengal region. These temples had a unique cruciform plan at the centre of the monastery. Some important architectural features of the temples of Bengal are: Temples of Bengal began to copy the double-roofed structure of the thatched huts. In a comparatively more complex four-roofed structure, four triangular roofs were placed on the four walls to move up to converge on a curved line or a point.

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The most famous monument built by the Pala emperors was the Grand Vihara of Somapura, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Historians believe Somapura was a model for the architects of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

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West Bengal lies on the Eastern coast of India, home to a rich and wide variety of
wildlife. From the world famous Royal Bengal Tiger to the One-horned Indian
Rhinoceros and the leopard in the foothills of the Himalayas, West Bengal is an
amazing array of flora and fauna. The largest national park in West Bengal is Sundarbans
National Park.

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Jaldapara National Park is situated in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. It spreads over an area of 216.51
sq km. In May 2012, it was declared a National Park. River Torsa runs along the park. It has the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros, after Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Other animals in the park include leopard, elephant, different species of deer wild pig and bison. The Bengal florican bird is also spotted here.

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The four-tier structure of the Panchayati Raj was ceremonially inaugurated in West Bengal on 2nd October, 1964. It included Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat,
Anchalik Parishad and Zila Parishad. The reform of the established four-tier
panchayat system emerged in West Bengal on two grounds, one of implementation
failure and the other on political naivety. The village people had no active part in it and the panchayat bodies as a result became lifeless and inactive.