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.
21. Who was elected the first president of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj?
[A] Dwarkanath Ganguly
[B] Hemchandra Bandopadhyay
[C] Subir Chandra Bose
[D] Anandamohan Bose
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Correct Answer: D [Anandamohan Bose]
Notes:
on 15 May 1878 Anandamoha Bose, along with Shibnath Shastri, Sib Chandra Deb, Umesh Chandra Dutta and others founded the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj . He was elected its first president.
22. Permanent Settlement, The was a grand contract signed in 1793 between–
[A] The Government and the Zamindars
[B] The Company and the Nawabs
[C] The Company and the Diwans
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [The Government and the Zamindars]
Notes:
Permanent Settlement, The was a grand contract signed in 1793 between the government of the East India Company in Bengal and individual landholders of Bengal- zamindars and talukdars. Under the contract, the zamindars were admitted into the colonial state system as the absolute proprietors of landed property in Bengal.
23. Which are the three rivers that flows through Northern Mountains region of Bengal?
[A] Teesta, Raidhak and Torsha
[B] Teesta, Torsha and Mahananda
[C] Teesta, Jaldhaka and Raidhak
[D] Torsha, Mahananda and Jaldhaka
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Correct Answer: C [Teesta, Jaldhaka and Raidhak ]
Notes:
Teesta, Jaldhaka and Raidhak rivers flow in the Northern Mountains region in West Bengal. River Teesta divides
the Northern mountains into two parts and forms deep gorges. The two parts are Western and Eastern mountains.
24. How many foundry parks has been developed in Howrah?
[A] 3
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
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Correct Answer: A [3]
Notes:
Howrah in West Bengal is an engineering hub for basic metal products, machinery equipment manufacturing, electrical/transport equipment & spares etc. There are three foundry parks being developed in Howrah. Howrah Chamber of Commerce & Industries is developing a Foundry Park spread over 1000 acres (400 hectares) of land with all the facilities and common facility centres within the Park. This Park is being supported and facilitated by the Government. It will be one of its kind and largest in this part of the world.
25. Which of the followings is not a basic chemical manufacturing unit produced in Bengal?
[A] PVC resin
[B] Chlorofluro Carbon
[C] sodium sulphide
[D] sodium bicarbonate
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Correct Answer: B [Chlorofluro Carbon]
Notes:
There are few basic chemical manufacturing units like soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, caustic soda, chlorine, PVC resin, sulphuric acid, sodium metabisulphite, sodium sulphide in this region but has a large consumption appetite. Large quantities of raw materials like sulphur, rock phosphate, and coal are easily available to name some.
26. Which power plant in Kolkata is the youngest?
[A] Titagarh Generating Station
[B] Southern Generating Station
[C] Budge Budge Generating Station
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Budge Budge Generating Station]
Notes:
Kolkata has three power plants with a total generation capacity of 1225 MW. Out of these three power plants Budge Budge Generating Station ( 750 MW ) is the youngest one (1997). The other two power plants are Titagarh Generating Station (1982) and Southern Generating Station (1990).
27. Which city in Bengal has a dry rock?
[A] Kharagpur
[B] Asansol
[C] Durgapur
[D] Hooghly
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Correct Answer: C [Durgapur ]
Notes:
A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft. Durgapur is the only city in eastern India to have an operational dry dock.
28. Out of 13 integrated steel plants in India, how many of them are situated in West Bengal?
[A] 2
[B] 5
[C] 8
[D] 10
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Correct Answer: A [2]
Notes:
Out of 13 integrated steel plants in India, two are situated in West Bengal. One is Indian Iron and Steel Co. (IISCO) in Burnpur near Asansol. It is the second oldest steel plant of India after TISCO (Tata Iron and Steal Company Limited). IISCO is located in Raniganj-Asansol coalfield. It gets iron-ore from Gua in Jharkhand and
produces steel rods and bars. The second is in Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) at Durgapur.
29. Biggest Copper mines in Bengal are found in–
[A] Burdwan
[B] Coochbehar
[C] Birbhum
[D] Jalpaiguri
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Correct Answer: D [Jalpaiguri ]
Notes:
The copper mines are found in Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts of
West Bengal. Copper is also available in small portion in Bardhaman, Purulia and Birbhum.
30. Bengal’s GDP have been ____ higher in 2019-20, than 2018-19, which is–
[A] 7%
[B] 13%
[C] 14%
[D] 22%
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Correct Answer: C [14%]
Notes:
The Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of West Bengal for 2019-20 (at current prices) is estimated to be Rs 13,14,529 This is 14% higher than the revised estimate for 2018-19. Total expenditure for 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs 2,37,964 crore, a 4.9% increase over the revised estimate of 2018-19.
