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. Ajay River passes through which of the following states of India?
1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. West Bengal
4. Chattisgarh
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Ajay River is originated in the Jamui district of Bihar. It passes through the state of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
2. What was the capital of Anga Kingdom?
[A] Panchali
[B] Kashi
[C] Champa
[D] Patuliputra
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Correct Answer: C [Champa]
Notes:
Anga was an early kingdom covering parts of Bengal and modern central of Bihar state, whose capital was Champa (formerly known as Malini).
3. Who first coined the term ‘Paleo Age’?
[A] John Lubbock
[B] Robert Bruce Foote
[C] Anthony Kwame Harrison
[D] Herbert Risley
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Correct Answer: A [John Lubbock ]
Notes:
The term Palaeolithic which means ‘old stone’ in Greek was first coined by archaeologist John Lubbock in 1865. Palaeolithic Age spanned from 500,000 years ago till 10,000 BC.
4. Who constructed many temples in Magadha during 8th century because he was Buddhist?
[A] Ashoka
[B] Shashanka
[C] Devapala
[D] Chandragupta II
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Correct Answer: C [Devapala ]
Notes:
Devapala was staunch Buddhist and constructed many temples and monasteries in Magadha.
5. How many rulers did Anga have?
[A] 15
[B] 12
[C] 20
[D] 6
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Correct Answer: B [12]
Notes:
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.
6. Who was named as Gopala sangropane mahotsavaguru
[A] Srichandra
[B] Gopalchandra
[C] Kailashachandra
[D] Krishnachandra
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Correct Answer: A [Srichandra ]
Notes:
Srichandra may have played a vital role in saving the tottering Pala power under Gopala II (In one verse of the Paschimbhag plate he is mentioned as Gopala sangropane mahotsavaguru).
7. According to Prof. P.C.
Mahalanobis, how many castes were found in
Bengal?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 6
[D] 9
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Correct Answer: B [7]
Notes:
In an interesting study of thirty modern castes of north India, Prof. P.C.
Mahalanobis came to the following conclusions about the seven castes from
Bengal, viz., Brahman, Kayastha, Sadgopa, Kaibarta, Rajbansi, Poda and Bagdi.
8. How many administrative divisions was made by Nasiruddin in Bengal?
[A] 5
[B] 7
[C] 3
[D] 4
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Correct Answer: C [3]
Notes:
After annexing Bengal in 1324, CE Tughlaq placed
Nasiruddin on the throne of Bengal. He attempted to ensure the loyalty of Bengal by dividing it into three administrative divisions with capitals at North Bengal, East Bengal and South Bengal; but his measures failed.
9. Who led the Baro-Bhuyan confederacy in Bengal?
[A] Mayanidhama
[B] Isa Khan
[C] Mallal Khan
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Isa Khan]
Notes:
In Bengal, the most prominent Baro-Bhuyan confederacy was led by Isa Khan of Sonargaon in the 16th century, which emerged during the disintegration of the Bengal Sultanate in the region, as a resistance to the Mughal expansion.
10. Who discovered Baharistan-i-Ghaibi in Paris?
[A] Sir Satinath Bhaduri
[B] Sir Robert Althenias
[C] Sir Jadunath Sarkar
[D] Sir Birpala Agarwal
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Correct Answer: C [Sir Jadunath Sarkar]
Notes:
The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi was lost for a long time until its discovery by Sir Jadunath Sarkar in the national library in Paris, France. Sir Jadunath wrote several articles in English and Bengali journals, bringing the manuscript to scholarly attention. The University of Dhaka procured a photograph copy of the book and M. I. Borah, the then professor of Persian, translated it into English. The Government of Assam published it in 1936; the book consists of two large volumes of about a thousand printed pages.
