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.
41. To which tribes Bauris are belonged?
[A] Bhil tribes
[B] Jhol tribes
[C] Santhal tribes
[D] Munda tribes
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Correct Answer: A [Bhil tribes]
Notes:
A large number of Bauris are found in Bankura, Birbhum and other districts of West Bengal. The Bauris belong to the Bhil tribes. These are divided into many sub-castes like Mallabhumia, Sikharia, Gobaria, Panchakoti, Mola, Dhalia, Jhatia and Pathuria.
42. What is the name of the piece of clothes that Rajbanshi women wear?
[A] Bukuni-patani
[B] Mekhla
[C] Saree
[D] Miruni
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Correct Answer: A [Bukuni-patani]
Notes:
The Rajbanshis are largely an
agricultural community. The Rajbanshi men wear dhoti and shirt and women wear bukuni-patani, a piece of cloth tied around the chest that extends upto the Knee.
43. Which is the highest railway station in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway?
[A] Phalut
[B] Tiger Hills
[C] Mirik
[D] Ghoom
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Correct Answer: D [Ghoom]
Notes:
Tiger Hill is located in Darjeeling and is the summit of Ghoom, the highest railway station in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. It has a panoramic view of Mount Everest and Mount Kanchenjunga
together. At the time of sunrise the peaks of Kanchenjunga are illuminated before the sun which can be seen at lower elevations.
44. Which district has Jairambati?
[A] Coochbehar
[B] Purulia
[C] Bankura
[D] Nadia
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Correct Answer: C [Bankura ]
Notes:
Kamarpukur is the birthplace of great saint Shri Ramkrishna Paramahamsa. The most famous tourist spots here are Ramkrishna Math, the ancestral home of Shri
Ramkrishna, Raghubir temple, Yogi’s Shiva temple, Haldar-pukur and Manik Raja’s mango grove. Jairambati is located about 7 km West of Kamarpukur and known to be the
birthplace of Ma Sharada, wife of Shri Ramkrishna. It is a small village in Bankura district. Matri Mandir and mother’s ancestral home are the most visited places here.
45. Kala Bhavan Museum is located in–
[A] Bishnupur
[B] Shantiniketan
[C] Kolkata
[D] Howrah
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Correct Answer: B [Shantiniketan ]
Notes:
Kala Bhavan Museum is located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal. It was established in 1919 by Rabindranath
Tagore. Its collection has grown through the gifts made by Rabindranath Tagore,
Rathindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose and Pratima Devi.
46. Which of these facts are true? Calcutta Medical College was–
[A] The oldest Medical College in Asia
[B] Established in 1835
[C] Founded by Lord William Bentinck
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above ]
Notes:
The oldest medical school in Asia, the Calcutta Medical College was set up in 1835. The institute was established by Lord William Bentinck during British Raj as Medical College, Bengal.
47. In which year the University of Calcutta was founded?
[A] 1856
[B] 1857
[C] 1858
[D] 1859
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Correct Answer: B [1857]
Notes:
In 1857, the University of Calcutta was established as the first full-fledged multi-disciplinary university in south Asia. It was modelled on the lines of the University of London. Today it is amongst the largest multidisciplinary universities of India and offers some of the widest number of academic disciplines for study.
48. What is the Crude Birth Rate of Bengal?
[A] 10%
[B] 13%
[C] 15%
[D] 16%
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Correct Answer: D [16%]
Notes:
The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is the number of births per 1000 people per year.
The crude birth rate of West Bengal is 16%, which is lower than the national
average of 21.4%.
49. Which of these species belongs to Sub-tropical Broad-leafed
Wet Hill Forests?
[A] Banana
[B] Jute
[C] Jackfruit
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: D [None of the above ]
Notes:
The species commonly
found in Sub-tropical Broad-leafed Wet Hill Forests are mowa, katus,
panisaj, lek, malata, kawla, etc. of forest is found in the middle reaches of North Bengal with an altitude
between 300 m-1650 m.
50. In which year the first major environmental legislation of the country was made?
[A] 1971
[B] 1972
[C] 1973
[D] 1974
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Correct Answer: D [1974]
Notes:
The WBPCB is the frontal organization of the Environment Department for regulating with environmental pollution problems and their control in the State. WBPCB is a statutory authority entrusted to implement various environmental laws and rules within the jurisdiction of the state of West Bengal, India. WBPCB was constituted immediately after the enactment of the first major environmental legislation of the country, the Water (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution) Act, 1974. At present, the Board implements the provisions of various environmental Acts and Rules, statutes and judicial pronouncements.
