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General Knowledge(Gk) Question related of West Bengal

1)Who is the present (2018-2019) Finance Minister of West Bengal?

Ans:- Amit Mitra

2) Who is the first Chief Minister of West Bengal?

Ans:- Prafulla Chandra Ghosh

3) Who is the youngest martyr of India’s fight for freedom ?

Ans:- Khudiram Bose

4) Who wrote the famous Geet govindam?

Ans:- Jayadeva

5) Who is the first Indian and Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in literature?

Ans:- Rabindranath Tagore 1913(West Bengal)

6) Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of West Bengal?

Ans:- Jyoti Basu from 1977-2000 (23 Yrs)

7) Who is the first Indian to receive the miss universe award?

Ans:- Sushmita Sen, In 1994 (West Bengal)

8) Which famous person founded Kolkata the capital of West Bengal?

Ans:- Job Charnock founded Kolkata in the year of 1690

9) In which year Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left India ?

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Ans:- 17th Jan, 1941

10) ‘Jana Gana Mana’ The National Anthem of India written by which great person?

Ans:- Rabindranath Tagore (West Bengal)

11) Which first Indian footballer from West Bengal awarded with “Padmasree”?

Ans:- Goshtha Paul

12) Who is the first Indian to cross the English Channel?

Ans:- Mihir Sen (West Bengal)

13) Who is the current food Minister of West Bengal?

Ans :- Jyotipriyo Mullick

14) The National song of India ‘Vande Matram’ written by which famous person?

Ans :- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya(West Bengal)

15) For which Bengali film Satyajit Roy was awarded the Oscar Lifetime Achievement award?

Ans :- Pather Pachali (1955)

16) Who is the first youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh?

Ans :- Akhilesh Yadav

17) Who is the political guru of Gandhiji ?

Ans :- Gopal Krishna Gokhale

18) Who is the first woman chairperson of LokSabha?

Ans : Meera Kumar

19) Who is the first african secretary general of the United Nations ?

Ans :- Butros-Butros-Ghali

20) Who is the first woman chief judge of high court ?

Ans :- Leela Seth ( Himachal Pradesh 1991)

21) Who is the first woman chief minister of a state?




Ans : Sucheta Kripalni ( Uttar Pradesh 1963-67)

22) Who is the first woman ambassador of India?

Ans :- Vijaylakshmi Pandit

23) Who is the first woman governor of India?

Ans :- Sarojini Naidu ( Uttar Pradesh 1963-67)

24) Who is the present governor of West Bengal as of 2017-2018?

Ans:- Kesarinath Tripathi

25) Who is the current acting Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court as of December 2018?

Ans:- Debasish Kar Gupta

26) Who was the first Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?

Ans:- Barnes Peacock

27Who was the first Indian Chief Justice in Calcutta High Court?

Ans:- Phani Bhusan Chakravarty

28)“My Experiments With Truth” a famous book written by :

Ans : Mahatma Gandhi

29) UNESCO’s world heritage site ‘Darjeeling Himalayan Railway’ lies in which state of

India?

Ans : West Bengal

30) The Nizamat Imambara built in 1847 AD one of India’s largest Imambara located at –

Ans : Murshidabad District of West Bengal

31) Kolkata the capital of West Bengal is situated on the bank of river –

Ans : Hooghly.

32) The historical place Adina mosque built in 14th century located at-

Ans : Pandua in Hooghly district

33) Battle of Plassey was fought in the year of –





Ans : 1757

34) Indian Museum a heritage site located in which state of India?

Ans : West Bengal

35) Where did Goutam Buddha was born?

Ans : Kapilavastu, Nepal

36) In which year Chattagram warehouse of former Bengal were captured?

Ans : 18th April, 1930

37) Sandakfu (3630m) is the tallest peak of and situated in which state of India?

Ans : West Bengal

38) Which is the third-largest city in India?

Ans : Kolkata (West Bengal) [After New Delhi and Mumbai]

39) Mention two names of hindu king of Bengal during the Mughal period?

Ans : Raja Pratapaditya and Raja Sitaram Roy

40) Mention the name of last independent Nawab of Bengal who was defeated by British India?

Ans : Mir Qasim

41) Mention the name of Bengal’s first independent king who reigned in early 7th century?

Ans : Shashanka

42) The Adina mosque was built during the reign of which sultan of Bengal Sultanate?

Ans : Sikandar Shah of Ilyas Shahi Dynasty

43) Why year 1857 is famous in West Bengal history?

Ans : In Indian history the battle of independence was first fought in the state of West

Bengal in this year

44) Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?

Ans : Raja Rammohan Roy

45) How the year 1885 is associated to history of Bengal ?




Ans : Womesh Chandra Banerjee from Kolkata,West Bengal elected as the first President

of Indian National Congress this year

46) In which year Calcutta University was established?

Ans : 24th Jan 1857

47) In which year Nathaniel Brassey Halhed published first Bengali grammar “Grammar of The

Bengali Language” from Serampur Press?

Ans : 1778

48) The first battle of Panipath was fought in the year of-

Ans : 1526

49) Who was the main founder of the Pala Dynasty ?

Ans: Gopala

50) Which Bengali person founded ‘Brahma Samaj’ in year 1828?

Ans : Raja Rammohan Roy

51) First Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was first published in the year–

Ans : 1818

52) Who is the founder of ‘Gadar Party’?

Ans : Lala Hardayal

53) Which Dynasty Harshavardhana belongs to ?

Ans : Pushyabhuti

54) The “Permanent Settlement” system was introduced in Bengal in the year

Ans : 1793

55) In which year East India Company gained dewani from Bengal, Bihar and Odisha with

leadership of Robert Clive?

Ans : 1765

56) Why year 1883 is famous in Indian history?

Ans : India’s first ‘Star’ public theatre was built in this year at Kolkata

57) Year 1817 is famous in Bengal’s history because–


Ans : Hindu college was founded in this year

58) Year 1835 is famous in history because–

Ans : Kolkata Medical college was founded in this year

59) Which state of India’s largest Bauxite Producer

Ans:- Odisha

60) Why the year 1772 is memorable in Bengal’s history?

Ans : In this year Kolkata became the capital of British India

61) Mention the year when major historical event ‘Partition of Bengal’ happened ?

Ans : 1905

62) What is the height of the Martyer’s Monument (Sahid Minar) in West Bengal?

Ans : 48 Meter (157 ft)

63) What is the literacy rate in West Bengal?

Ans : 76%(approx)

64) What is the rank of West Bengal in term of literacy rate in India?

Ans : According to census 2011 West Bengal ranks 13th amongst all states and union

territories of India in terms of literacy rate.

65) Which district of West Bengal ranks first on literacy rate?

Ans : Purba Medinipur (87.66%)

66) Which district ranks 2nd on literacy rate in West Bengal?

Ans : Kolkata (87.14%)

67) Name the district ranking third in term of literacy rate in West Bengal?

Ans : North 24 parganas (84.95%)

68) What is the geographical features of West Bengal?

Ans : Except dessert there all kind of major geo-natural features can be found in West

Bengal. Darjeeling Himalayan Hill Region lies on north of West Bengal. Bengal’s highest


peak Sandakfu(3630m) situated at eastern part of Himalaya in Darjeeling. Jalpaiguri,

Coochbehar and Mahanadi plains to the south of hill region. Apart from hilly and plain

region this state contains plateaues,highland and one of the best geological structure of

world is- Mangrove forest;The delta region of Sundarbans. To the south-west part of West

Bengal state there is Kontai bay region. It is the only bay region of state of West Bengal.

69) There are how many geographical (international)border with state of West Bengal?

Ans : There are three (3) borders with West Bengal. One is Bangladesh in the east and

Nepal and Bhutan in the North.

70) There are how many Indian states share border with West Bengal?

Ans : There are five Indian states border with Bengal. They are- Odisha, Bihar,

Jharkhand, Sikkim and Assam.

71)Bay of Bengal is located in which direction of Bengal?

Ans : Bay of Bengal is on the south of West Bengal

72) How much area state of Bengal covered with?

Ans : The state has a area of 88,752 Square Kilometers(34,267 Sq.Miles)

73) Which river is known as ‘Sorrow of Bengal’?

Ans : Damodar River

74) The ‘Darjeeling Himalayan Hill Region’ is located in which direction of West Bengal?

Ans : Northern

75) The Farakka barrage is built on which river in Bengal?

Ans : Ganges

76) Some of the major rivers of West Bengal are-

Ans : Teesta, Torsa, Jaldhaka, Damodar, Ajay, Mahananda, Kangsabati, Bhagirathi

77) The world famous Sundarban is a tourist place in West Bengal is known for which things?

Ans : Royal Bengal Tiger, Mangrove Forest, Ganges delta

78) Which constitution is the world’s longest written constitution?

Ans : Indian Constitution




79) Who is the first woman in the world to go to space ?

Ans : Valentina Terescova ( Russia, in 1963. She gone with “Vostok 6”)

80) In which year the preamble of constitution of India was launched?

Ans : 26th Nov, 1949

81) What is the highest mountain peak in India?

Ans : Karakoram or K2 (8611 Meter)

82) What are the major food crops of West Bengal?

Ans : Rice, Potato, Jute, Sugarcane and Wheat

83) Which industry affects West Bengal economy a major role?

Ans : Tea industry of Darjeeling

84) West Bengal economy is based on which major sector?

Ans : West Bengal economy is mainly based on agriculture

85) What is the major agricultural product in West Bengal?

Ans : Rice

86) Which epics prove the existence of Medieval Bengali literature?

Ans : Charyapada, Chandimangal, Mangalkavya, Gopal Bhad etc

87) Which city is known as the ‘Cultural capital of India’?

Ans : Kolkata, Capital of West Bengal

88) Krittivasi Ramayana was written by-

Ans : Krittivas Ojha

89) Sri Krishna Kirtana was written by-

Ans : Boru Chandidas

90) The first ever Bengali epic ‘Tilottama Sambhab Kabya’ in blank verse (Amitrakshar

Chhanda) written by which famous writer?

Ans : Michael Madhusudan Dutt




91) Madhusudan Dutt’s The Slaying of Meghnad(Bengali-Meghnad Bodh Kavya) is inspired by

which international poet’s poem?

Ans : John Milton’s Paradise Lost

92) Rajshekhar Basu the famous short story writer in Bengali literature received West Bengal’s

highest literary award Rabindra Puraskar for which literary works?

Ans : Krishnakali Ityadi Galpo in 1955

93) One of the best novel in Modern Bengali literature ‘Durgeshnandini’ is written by which

famous novelist?

Ans : Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay

94) Who is the pioneer of sonnet, blank verse (Amitrakshar Chhanda) in Bengali language

Ans : Michael Madhusudan Dutt

95) Madhusudan Dutt’s Slaying of Meghnad (Meghnad Bodh Kabya) is based on which topic?

Ans : Ramayana

96) In which year Madhusudan Dutt wrote the play Padmavati?

Ans : 1860

97) By which nickname or pseudonym did Kaliprasanna Singha worked in Bengali literature?

Ans : Hutom Pecha

98) How the Presence of Rabindranath Tagore’s literary works influenced the world?

Ans : He wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh

99) Devdas the famous Bengali novel has been filmed in many languages, is written by-

Ans : Saratchandra Chattopadhyay

100) Which Bengali writer most recently received India’s second highest literary award Sahitya

Akademi Award 2018?

Ans : Sanjib Chattopadhyay

101) Which Bengali poet is the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955?

Ans : Jibanananda Das for Shreshtha Kavita

102) The first ever Bengali feature film that awarded National Film Award in 1954 is-


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjib_Chattopadhyay


Ans : Chheley Kaar(Bengali) by Chitta Bose

103) The National Song “Vande Mataram” has taken from which famous novel ?

Ans:- “Anandamath” by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

104) During the reign of King Harshavardhana which traveller came in India ?

Ans :-Hiuen Tsang

105) Which persian king captured and taken the “Peacock Throne” ?

Ans : Nadir Shah in 1739

106) Which is the symbol of West Bengal state animal?

Ans : Fishing Cat

107) What is the state bird of West Bengal ?

Ans : White-throated Kingfisher

108) Which is the symbol of West Bengal state flower?

Ans : Night-flowering Jasmine

109) What is the symbol of West Bengal state tree?

Ans : Devil tree

110) The first Indian and Asian woman to swim across the English Channel is-

Ans : Arati Saha(1940-1994), West Bengal

111) Who is the world’s first handicapped swimmer to swim across the English Channel?

Ans : Masudur Rahman Baidya, West Bengal

112) Who is the 2nd Indian grandmaster in chess?

Ans : Dibyendu Barua, West Bengal

113) How much water does a human body ?

Ans : 70%

114) The term “Cover Drive” and “ Silly point” is related to which sports?

Ans : Cricket

115) Surya Sekhar Ganguly is associated with which sports?






Ans : Chess

Who is the first Indian to win gold medal in olympic games ?

Ans : Abhinava Bindra, in shooting (2008, Beijing olympic)

116) Labour day is celebrated on which date ?

Ans : May 1

117) Who is known as the “Iron Man of India” ?

Ans :- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

118) Which border is known as Radcliffe Line ?

Ans : India and Pakistan border

119) Which border is known as McMahon Line ?

Ans : India and China border

120) In which year the Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed ?

Ans : 1931

121) Who won the ICC Women’s Player of the Year 2007 award?

Ans : Cricketer Jhulan Goswami, West Bengal

122) Which woman won gold in both 800 and 1500 metre athletics event in Bangkok Asian

Games 1998?

Ans : Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, West Bengal

123) How many Lok Sabha seats are allotted for the MPs of West Bengal?

Ans : 42 seats

124) How many Rajya Sabha seats are allotted for the MPs of West Bengal?

Ans : 16 seats

125) How many seats West Bengal Legislative Assembly contains?

Ans : 294+1 seats. One seat is for a nominated member from the Anglo-Indian

community

126) What are the major political existing parties in West Bengal?




Ans : All India Trinamool Congress(AITC or TMC), Indian National Congress,

Communist Party of India(Marxist)[CPIM], Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)

127) Which is world’s longest ruling political party that governed West Bengal from 1977-

2011(34 yrs)?

Ans : Left Front led by Communist Party of India(Marxist)

128) The Discovery of India was written by which famous personality ?

Ans : Jawaharlal Nehru

129)For which film A.R.Rahman was awarded the Oscar prize ?

Ans : Slumdog Millionare

130) In which year the historical Dandi March was happened ?

Ans : 1930

131) In which year Jana Gana Mana the national anthem of India was first sung ?

Ans : 27th Dec, 1911 at the Indian National Congress Calcutta session.

132) Who is known as the mother of Indian revolution?

Ans : Madame Cama

133) How much time does moonlight take to reach earth?

Ans : 1.3 Second

134) Which is called as the “Roof of The World” ?

Ans : Tibetan Plateau (Pamir)

135) The great Alexander was the king of which city ?

Ans : Macedon, Greece

136) Which two cities are known as twin cities?

Ans : Hyderabad and Secundrabad

137) Which place is known as the heaven of earth?

Ans : Kashmir

138) Agra city is situated by which river?





Ans : Yamuna

139) Which is the former name of Iraq ?

Ans : Mesopotamia

140) Which is the former name of Chennai ?

Ans : Madras

141) Which is the former name of the city Patna?

Ans : Pataliputra

142) In which city 2020 Olympic games will be held at ?

Ans : Tokyo, Japan

143) West Bengal is the largest producer of which of the following food crops in India.

Ans:- Rice

144) Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established in the year _?

Ans:- 1862

145) Which Chief Minister of West Bengal has the longest serving tenure?

Ans:- Jyoti Basu

146) The famous ‘Gangasagar Mela’ is held at which island of West Bengal?

Ans:- Sagar

147) Who inspired the Young Bengal Movement in the 19th century?

Ans:- Henry Vivian Derozeo

148) Which district of West Bengal has been declared country’s first open defecation free

district?

Ans:- Nodia

149) On the suggestion of Rabindra Nath Tagore, the date of partition of Bengal (October 16,

1905) was celebrated as__?

Ans:- Rakhi Bandhan Day




150) The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by __?

Ans:- Lord Hardinge

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