States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations
11. Who served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 to 1962?
[A] Siddhartha Shankar Roy
[B] Prafulla Chandra Sen
[C] Bidhan Chandra Roy
[D] Jyoti Bose
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Correct Answer: C [Bidhan Chandra Roy ]
Notes:
Bidhan Chandra Roy served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. Bidhan Roy is often considered the Maker of Modern West Bengal.
12. Who founded Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910?
[A] Jogita Rani
[B] Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
[C] Kamalini Bhattacharya
[D] Nirmala Maitri
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Correct Answer: B [Sarala Devi Chaudhurani]
Notes:
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani or Sarala Ghosal, (9 September 1872 – 18 August 1945) was an educationist and political activist, who founded Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in 1910. This was the first women’s organization in India. One of the primary goals of the organization was to promote female education.
13. Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti was founded in–
[A] 1919
[B] 1811
[C] 1911
[D] 1891
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Correct Answer: C [1911]
Notes:
Bangiya Mussalman Sahitya Samiti was founded in 1911 in Kolkata by young Bengali Muslim writers. The founders included Maulana Maniruzzaman Islamabadi, Mohammad Yakub Ali Chowdhury, Muhammad Shahidullah, Mohammad Mozammel Huq, and Mohammad Mozammel Huq. They were inspired by the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad.
14. Which Bengali woman is identified as the author of first full-fledged autobiography?
[A] Begum Rokeya Sakhawat
[B] Kadambini Ganguly
[C] Rassundari Devi
[D] Bina Das
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Correct Answer: C [Rassundari Devi]
Notes:
Rashsundari Devi was born in Eastern Bengal and was the first Indian woman to write an autobiography and the first Bengali to write an autobiography. She is among the earliest woman writers in Bengali literature.
15. Krittivas Ojha was used as a pen name by–
[A] Mihir Ranjan Gupta
[B] Mohitlal Majumdar
[C] Benoy Krishna Das
[D] Nikhilesh Sarkar
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Correct Answer: B [Mohitlal Majumdar]
Notes:
As a literary critic, Mohitlal Majumdar attempted to set standards and reveal the problems of art and literature. His psychological and poet-like approach greatly elevated the status of criticism. In writing critiques he used a number of pseudonyms such as krittivas ojha, Sabyasachi and Sri Satyasundar Das.
16. Which was the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal until 2013?
[A] Writers’ Buildings
[B] Dalhousie Square
[C] The State Building
[D] Nabanna
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Correct Answer: A [Writers’ Buildings]
Notes:
The Writers’ Buildings, often shortened to just Writers’, is the official secretariat building of the state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company(EIC). Since India’s independence in 1947 (till October 2013), it housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
17. Which district of West Bengal has lowest literacy rate?
[A] Birbhum
[B] Uttar Dinajpur
[C] Purulia
[D] Nadia
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Dinajpur]
Notes:
Lowest literacy rate in West Bengal is found in Uttar Dinajpur (60.13 percent) and highest in Medinipur (Purba and Paschim) district (83.35 percent) excluding the metropolitan district of Kolkata, which is 87.14 percent.
18. Which is oldest port of India constructed by East India Company?
[A] Chandannagore Pore
[B] Pondicherry Port
[C] Port of Kolkata
[D] Haldia Dock Complex
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Correct Answer: C [Port of Kolkata]
Notes:
During the existence of British India, it was named as the Bay of Bengal after the historic Bengal region. At the time, the Port of Kolkata served as the gateway to the Crown rule in India. Port of Kolkata is the only riverine major port and the oldest port of India which was constructed by the British East India Company.
19. Which river flows through the border of West Bengal and Assam?
[A] Teesta River
[B] Sankosh River
[C] Jaldhaka River
[D] Manas Lake
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Correct Answer: B [Sankosh River]
Notes:
Sankosh (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern Bhutan and empties into the Brahmaputra in the state of Assam in India. After it enters in India, it flows on the border of Assam and West Bengal.
20. Which forest forms an elephant corridor between Jaldapara National Park and the Buxa Tiger Reserve?
[A] Chilapata Forest
[B] Samuktala Forest
[C] Hasimara Forest
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Chilapata Forest ]
Notes:
The Chilapata Forest is a dense forest near Jaldapara National Park in Dooars, Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India, which is about 20 km from Alipurduar. The forest forms an elephant corridor between Jaldapara National Park and the Buxa Tiger Reserve.
