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.
31. Which of these India’s first has started in West Bengal?
[A] The taxi
[B] The coastal port
[C] The double-decker bus
[D] The metro
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Correct Answer: D [The metro]
Notes:
West Bengal has a dense network of roadways, railways and
well-coordinated waterways. India’s first metro rail started in this state. The state capital Kolkata is connected to major domestic and international areas through airways.
32. Hoe many major ports in West Bengal from the important ports in the East
coast of India?
[A] 5
[B] 4
[C] 3
[D] 2
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Correct Answer: D [2]
Notes:
There are 2 major ports in West Bengal from the important ports in the East
coast of India. They are as follows: Kolkata and Haldia.
33. In which year Haldia port was built?
[A] 1975
[B] 1976
[C] 1977
[D] 1978
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Correct Answer: C [1977]
Notes:
Haldia Port was built in 1977 at meeting place of Hooghly river and Haldi river.
34. Why is Raja Ram Mohan Roy is called the Father of Modern India.?
[A] He demolished Sati
[B] He abolished caste system
[C] He opposed polygamy
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above ]
Notes:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the traditional Hindu culture such as Sati and he also opposed polygamy, child marriage, caste system,
infanticide and illiteracy. This is why he is called Father of Modern India.
35. Who was born in 26th August, 1910?
[A] Annie Besant
[B] Sister Niveditha
[C] Mother Teresa
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Mother Teresa ]
Notes:
Mother Teresa
was born as Anjeze Gonxhe
Bojaxhiu on 26th August, 1910 in Skope, now the capital of the Republic
of Macedonia. She was a Roman
Catholic, who lived most of her life in
Kolkata.
36. ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’– the autobiography was published in–
[A] 2008
[B] 2009
[C] 2010
[D] 2011
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Correct Answer: C [2010]
Notes:
On 23rd July, 2008 the CPIM Party expelled Somnath Chatterjee from the party for violation of party discipline. He retired from
active politics in 2009. His
autobiography, ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’, was
published in 2010. He died on 13th August, 2018.
37. The Standard Bengali language is emerged from which dialect?
[A] Bengali dialect
[B] Jharkhandi dialect
[C] Rarhi dialect
[D] Varendra dialect
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Correct Answer: C [Rarhi dialect]
Notes:
Chalitbhasa is the language of daily communication. It is based on the cultivated
form of the dialects of Kolkata (Calcutta) and its neighbouring small towns on the Bhagirathi river. The pronouns and verbs of
the Sadhubhasa are contracted in Chalitbhasa. The Standard Bengali language is emerged from the West-Central or Rarhi dialect spoken mainly in Kolkata and Nadia districts.
38. What is the first available evidence of the ancient Bengali literature is called?
[A] Manasamangal
[B] Charyapada
[C] Chandimangal
[D] Vaishnav Padabali
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Correct Answer: B [Charyapada]
Notes:
The first available evidence of the ancient Bengali literature comprises a collection of 8th-12th century Buddhist spiritualist poems from Eastern India called Charyapada or Charyageeti.
39. Name an album by Anjan Dutta who also was a pioneer of Bengali Adhunik songs.
[A] Bhitor o Bahire
[B] Belasheshe
[C] Shunte Ki Chao
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Shunte Ki Chao]
Notes:
Many
contemporary artists like Anjan Dutta (Shunte Ki Chao), Nachiketa Chakraborty (Ei Besh Bhalo Achi), Anupam Roy, Rupam Islam (Tor Bhorshate), Surojit Chatterjee (Folk Konnection), etc followed this trend of Kabir Suman in order to create an unique ripple in the newly established Bengali Adhunik songs.
40. Who was called Kanta Kabi?
[A] Ramakanta
[B] Radha Kanta
[C] Lakkhi Kanta
[D] Rajani Kanta
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Correct Answer: D [Rajani Kanta]
Notes:
Rajani Kanta Sen was a Bengali poet
and composer who composed
devotional as well as patriotic songs. He became well known as Kantakabi and his songs are called Kanta Geeti.
