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.
11. In which year Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj?
[A] 1855
[B] 1856
[C] 1857
[D] 1858
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Correct Answer: D [1858]
Notes:
Under Debenandra Nath Tagore’s leadership, Brahmo Samaj
established its branches in different parts of the country. Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1858 and became Acharya.
12. Who formed Brahmo Samaj of India?
[A] Mahanindra Nath Tagore
[B] Keshab Chandra Sen
[C] Debenandra Nath Tagore
[D] Satyendra Nath Dutta
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Correct Answer: B [Keshab Chandra Sen ]
Notes:
Keshab Chandra Sen and his followers left Samaj in 1866 and formed the Brahmo Samaj of India. Because of his liberal perspective and insight, there formed a split in the Brahmo Samaj for which her had to leave.
13. Which is the first newspaper in Bengali?
[A] Samachar Darpan
[B] Digdarshan
[C] Bangiya Darshan
[D] Bengal Gazetti
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Correct Answer: D [Bengal Gazetti]
Notes:
Bengal Gazetti was a historic Bengali weekly newspaper published in India in 1816 or 1818 and is one of the oldest publications in India. It is believed to the first Bengali Language newspaper.
14. The founder of Digdarshan was–
[A] Bernard Messink
[B] George Marshman
[C] James Augustine
[D] John Clarke Marshman
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Correct Answer: D [John Clarke Marshman]
Notes:
In April 1818, John Clarke Marshman, together with his father Joshua, launched the first monthly magazine in Bengali, Digdarshan, which focused on educative information for the youth. Marshman also started a new paper mill at the Mission to manufacture a special new type of paper that had been devised by the missionaries.
15. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the founder of–
[A] Digdarshan
[B] Bangadarshan
[C] Samachar Darpan
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Bangadarshan]
Notes:
Bangadarshan was a Bengali literary magazine, founded by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1872, and resuscitated in 1901 under the editorship of Rabindranath Tagore.
16. Lalita O Manas was a volumn of poems written by–
[A] Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
[B] Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
[C] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
[D] Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: C [Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ]
Notes:
Some of Bankim Chandra’s youthful compositions appeared in the newspaper Sambad Prabhakar, and in 1858 he published a volume of poems entitled Lalita O Manas.
17. Who was the first woman honours graduate in British India?
[A] Bina Roy
[B] Kadambini Ganguly
[C] Kalpana Dey
[D] Kamini Roy
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Correct Answer: D [Kamini Roy]
Notes:
Kamini Roy (12 October 1864 – 27 September 1933) was a Bengali poet, social worker and feminist in British India. She was the first woman honours graduate in British India.
18. Chhatrasamaj of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was founded in–
[A] 1877
[B] 1879
[C] 1875
[D] 1880
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Correct Answer: B [1879]
Notes:
On 27 April 1879 Anandamohan Bose founded the Chhatrasamaj, the student’s wing of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj movement. In 1879, he founded the City College, Calcutta, as an initiative by the movement.
19. Bidyadarshan was first published by–
[A] Prasanna Kumar Ghosh
[B] Ramakanta Ghosh
[C] Akshay Kumar Dutta
[D] Radhakanta Sikdar
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Correct Answer: C [Akshay Kumar Dutta]
Notes:
In collaboration with Prasanna Kumar Ghosh, Akshay Kumar Datta launched the publication of a monthly journal named Bidyadarshan. The main objective of the journal was to inculcate in the minds of The Babgalis the sprit of conciousness on science and get them science oriented.
20. Which was the first aircraft to land in Netaji Subhash International airport of Calcutta?
[A] Air India Flight 986687
[B] Dakota 3
[C] Bharat Jung 12
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Dakota 3]
Notes:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was founded in the early 1900s as the Calcutta Aerodrome. The airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from North America and Europe to Indochina and Australia. Dakota 3 was the first aircraft to land in the airport. In 1924, a Royal Air Force aircraft landed in Calcutta as part of the first round-the-world expedition by any air force.
