States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations

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The first published work of the Serampore Mission Press was the Bengali New Testament. On 18 March 1800, the first proof sheets of the translation were printed. The printing of ‘Matthew’ of the New Testament was finished by August. It was published as ‘Mangal Samachar’. This is the first book ever printed in Bengali type.

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Gajan is a very popular festival during Bengali month of Chaitra in some parts of
Bengal. Gajan songs are sung in Praise of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Singing and dancing is an integral part at this celebration.

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Pankaj Kumar Mallick, the music director at New Theatres, first made use of Rabindra Sangeet in Barua’s film Mukti. New Theatres made double versions of its films, in Bengali and Hindi-Urdu. It is also followed by other Bengali studios like
BL Khemka’s East India Films.

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Bikash Roy was born in 1916 in Kolkata. Bikash
Roy debuted in the film ‘Abhijatri’
directed by Yotirmoy Ray in 1936. Since
then, he acted in different types of roles
and marked his place as one of the best
character role actors in Bengali movies
ever.

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Uttam Kumar was born on 3rd September, 1926 to a middle class family in Kolkata. He was
a superstar and the most popular Bengali film actor ever. His original
name was Arun Kumar Chatterjee. His
first appearance with Suchitra Sen was in the comedy movie ‘Sharey Chuattor’ in 1953, which turned out to be a big hit.

Notes:
Some of the great films of Satyajit Ray are Apur Sansar, Aparajito, Debi,
Kanchangangha, Charulata, Gharebaire,
Gupi Gyne Bagha Byne, Sonal Kella,
Hirakrajar Deshe, Jay Baba Felunath,
Seemabaddha, Aranyer Din Ratri, etc.

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Kumar Sanu holds the
Guinness Book World Record for recording the maximum number of songs (28 songs) in a day. He sang for Bengali film also. His modern Bengali
songs are very popular in Bengal. He got
Filmfare Award for five consecutive
years (1991-1995).

Notes:
There is numerous variety of caste and tribes found in the state. They are mostly found in the rural belt of the state. The religious beliefs amongst Bengal tribes are quite
varied. The district with highest SC population in West Bengal is Cooch Behar (50.17%).

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The Jagadhatri puja was started in 1713 during the reign of Maharaj Krishna Chandra of Nadia. The beauty of this puja in Chandannagar is mainly due to the elaborate and magnificent lightings.

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The Ahare Bangla Food Festival generally takes place in the month of December. Many small food festivals are also arranged in different districts of
West Bengal. People participate largely in these local food festivals.