States PCS: West Bengal GK Questions for WBPSC Examinations

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Rice Pulses is the staple food of Mal Paharia tribe. Pulses like Moong, Masur, Kulthi, etc are consumed by them. They
smoke cheroots and consume indigenous alcohol. They do agriculture and collect
forest products.

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Rimbick is a small settlement located in the Darjeeling district. It is an ending point for Singalila Ridge, Sandakphu Trek. Rimbick lies at an altitude of 2280m above sea level and is famous for oranges.

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Kankalitala Temple is located about 9 km from Bolpur on the bank of Kopai river. It is one of the
51 Shaktipithas. It is believed that Sati Devi’s bones have fallen here. The temple is
believed to be an extremely holy place by the Hindus. Temples of Lord Kanchiswar
Shiva and Devi Ruru Bhairav are close to the temple.

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Tagore Memorial Museum (Rabindra Bhavan) is located in Kalimpong, West Bengal. The museum consists of a library section
containing manuscripts of Rabindranath, letters to and from Rabindranath, books on and by Rabindranath and a general section comprising paintings, photographs,
cine-films and voice-records of the poet.

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Howrah Bridge is built over the Hooghly river of West Bengal. It was
established in 1943. The bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge,
because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the two cities of
Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14th June, 1965, it was renamed Rabindra
Setu after the great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. The Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world.

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The Ahare Bangla Food Festival of Kolkata aims to create awareness about the taste and the convenient source of the food products along with the promotion of the food processing industry in the state. West
Bengal has many unique varieties of rice, viz, Kalabhat (black rice), Gobindabhog,
Tulaipanji, Katavibhog, etc. The Animal Resources Development Department
encourages many non-conventional meat and meat products of Quail, Turkey, Duck, Pork, Black Bengal goat, Bonopala lamb, Garole lamb, etc.

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Pantua is similar to gulab jamun, and could be called a Bengali variant of that dish. Sandesh, chhanar jilapi, kalo jam, raghobshai, “pantua”, “jolbhora shondesh”, “roshbhora”, “lord chomchom”, payesh, bundiya, nalengurer shondesh, malpoa, shor bhaja, langcha, babarsa, and a variety of others are examples of sweets in Bengali cuisine.

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West Bengal Forest and
Biodiversity Conservation Project aims to develop forest ecosystem,
conserve biodiversity and improve
livelihood conditions for the locals. It is working in association with Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 2013.

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Jaldapara National Park is situated in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal. It spreads over an area of 216.51
sq km. In May 2012, it was declared a National Park. River Torsa runs along the park. It has the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros, after Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Other animals in the park include leopard, elephant, different species of deer wild pig and bison. The Bengal florican bird is also spotted here.

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The West Bengal Biodiversity Board was formed w.e.f. September 16, 2004 in compliance with the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, as a statutory body under the Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal. The WBBB functions towards ensuring proper implementation of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The West Bengal Biological Diversity Rules, 2005 had been notified. It underwent amendment in the year 2009.