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. Indian Oil Corporation has its oil refinery in Bengal in–
[A] Asansol
[B] Haldia
[C] Kolkata
[D] Howrah
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Correct Answer: B [Haldia]
Notes:
Haldia oil refinery is one of the ten refineries of the Indian Oil Corporation. It was commissioned in 1975. It is located outside Haldia CD Block.
32. West Bengal ranks ____ as fastest growing economy in the country, which is–
[A] 1st
[B] 2nd
[C] 3rd
[D] 4th
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Correct Answer: C [3rd]
Notes:
Owing to the recent boom in the economy of Kolkata and also the state as a whole, West Bengal is now the third fastest growing economy in the country and the city’s IT sector is growing at a rate of 70% per year — twice the national average. With the proposed cable landing station in the coastal West Bengal in the offing, the city is going to offer even better infrastructure for IT.
33. One of the leading Leather producers Khadim Group in Bengal is located in–
[A] Batanagar
[B] Tangra
[C] Howrah
[D] Mallikbajar
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Correct Answer: B [Tangra]
Notes:
West Bengal accounts for almost 25% of India’s leather exports. There are many
leather goods manufacturing industries in the state. Two of the leading producers in this sector are Bata India Limited in Batanagar, South 24 Parganas district and the Khadim Group in Tangra near Kolkata.
34. A special industrial corridor in Purulia is planned to be built by Bengal Government in 2020. That covers the area from–
[A] Durgapur to Asansol
[B] Dankuni to Asansol
[C] Chinsurah to Howrah
[D] Asansol to Bangaon
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Correct Answer: B [Dankuni to Asansol ]
Notes:
In February 2021, the state government announced that development of a special industrial corridor is being planned from Dankuni to Asansol via Burdwan-Durgapur and Borjora-Bankura to Raghunathpur in the Purulia district.
35. 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.
36. The theory of the Bose-Einstein was first founded in–
[A] 1923
[B] 1924
[C] 1925
[D] 1926
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Correct Answer: B [1924]
Notes:
Satyendra Nath Bose is best
known for his work on quantum
mechanics in the early 1920s, providing the foundation for
Bose-Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose-Einstein
condensate. B–E statistics was introduced for photons in 1924 by Bose and generalized to atoms by Einstein in 1924–25.
37. Who wrote the second oldest work of Bengali literature?
[A] Maladhar Basu
[B] Chandidas
[C] Boru Chandidas
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Boru Chandidas]
Notes:
Sri Krishna Kirtana was written by Boru Chandidas in the later half of 14th century CE. It is considered the second oldest work of Bengali literature after Charyapada. The Sri Krishna Kirtana narrates the story of Krishna and his
companion Radha. The story line is derived from ‘Shrimad Bhagavatam’.
38. Which of these is written by Bankim Chandra about religion?
[A] Kamalakanter
Daptar
[B] Anandamath
[C] Durgeshnandini
[D] Devattva
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Correct Answer: D [Devattva]
Notes:
Bankim Chandra has critically analysed the ‘Bhagavat Gita’. His other books on
religion are ‘Dharmatattva’, ‘Devattva’, and ‘Krishna Charitra’. ‘Kamalakanter
Daptar’ (1875) is one of his best known
humorous sketches.
39. Which was the first ever Bengali Novel?
[A] Durgeshnandini
[B] Karuna O Phulmonir Bibaran
[C] Charyapada
[D] Manasa Mangal Kavya
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Correct Answer: B [Karuna O Phulmonir Bibaran]
Notes:
The first ever Bengali novel was Karuna O Phulmonir Bibaran written in 1852, but it is considered that the Bengali novel actually started its journey with Durgeshnandini written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1865.
40. Which of these is name of famous Kabiyals (Kabigaan singers)?
[A] Anthony Firinghee
[B] Haru Thakur
[C] Bhola Moira
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above ]
Notes:
Kabigaan is popular in the rural areas of
West Bengal. The verses in these songs
contain linguistic elements including
symbolic elaboration, riddles and
questions. The songs are full of emotion,
romanticism and wisdom. Some famous Kabigaan singers were
Haru Thakur, Nitai Vairagi, Ram Basu, Bhola Moira and Anthony Firinghee.
