West Bengal

Q. The name of the state of Bengal is derived from

(A) A Vedic caste ‘Banga’

(B) A king named ‘Banga’

(C) A republic state ‘Banga’

(D) Bong tribe

Q. The people of the Chalcolithic period residing in Bengal used to cultivate seasonal crops and

(A) maize

(B) bazra

(C) rice

(D) wheat

Q. Name the Janapada(s) which was/were sited in Bengal.

(A) Magadha

(B) Anga

(C) Sursena

(D) Both (A) and (B)

Q. Shashanka belonged to the

(A) Sen dynasty

(B) Gauda dynasty

(C) Pal dynasty

(D) Kamrup dynasty

Q. Mauryan dynasty expanded to the

(A) Southern part of Bengal

(B) Northern part of Bengal

(C) Entire region of Bengal

(D) None of the above

Q. In the early medieval history of Bengal, the Pala dynasty started its rule in AD 750. Who was the founder of the kingdom?

(A) Gopala I

(B) Dharmapala

(C) Devapala

(D) Rajyapala

Q. Which Muslim invader conquered Bengal during the time of Lakshmana Sena?

(A) Bakhtiyar Khilji

(B) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak

(C) Muhammad Ghori

(D) IItutmish

Q. Who was the last independent Sultan of Bengal?

(A) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

(B) IIyas Shah

(C) Hussain Shah

(D) Muscat Shah

Q. Who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan as the ruler of Bengal?

(A) Shaukat Jung

(B) Alivardi Khan

(C) Sarfaraz Khan

(D) Shuja-ud-Din

Q. The battle of Buxar was fought on

(A) 23rd October 1780

(B) 23rd October 1764

(C) 30th September 1780

(D) 30th September 1764

Q. Who is responsible for the introduction of civil services in India?

(A) Lord Ripon

(B) Lord Warren Hastings

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) None of the above

Q. What was the effective date of the partition of Bengal?

(A) 29th March 1901

(B) 22nd July 1911

(C) 14th August 1946

(D) 16th October 1905

Q. When was East Bengal created?

(A) 1904

(B) 1905

(C) 1906

(D) 1907

Q. Name the leader of the Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion.

(A) Salim Chisti

(B) Bulleh Shah

(C) Majnu Shah

(D) None of the above

Q. Who formed the Brahmo Samaj of India in 1866?

(a) Debendranath Tagore

(b) Raja Rammohan Roy

(c) Keshab Chandra Sen

(d) None of the above

Q. Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in

(a) 1908

(b) 1905

(c) 1911

(d) 1913

Q. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?

(A) Lord Minto

(B) Lord Curzon

(C) Lord Hardinge

(D) Lord Chelinsford

Q. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which district of West Bengal

(A) Nadia

(B) Murshidabad

(C) Malda

(D) Kolkata

Q. West Bengal is bordered by

(A) Nadia

(B) Murshidabad

(C) Malda

(D) Kolkata

Q. The highest point in West Bengal is

(A) Sandakphu

(B) Gargaburu

(C) Darjeeling

(D) Ghum

Q. Belpahari hill ranges lie in which district of West Bengal?

(a) Purulia

(b) Birbhum

(c) West Midnapore

(d) Bardhaman

Q. Which region in West Bengal is also called Rangeamati?

(A) Sandy coastal plain

(B) Rahr plain

(C) Sundarban plains

(D) Moribund delta plain

Q. What is the name of the new island formed in the delta plains of West Bengal?

(A) Barendrabhumi

(B) Contai

(C) Bagdi

(D) Purbasha

Q. The summer monsoon normally arrives in South Bengal during

(A) 5-10th June

(B) 1-5th June

(C) 15-20th June

(D) 10-15th June

Q. Which among the following place is likely to receive the least rainfall during the monsoon season?

(A) Kalimpong

(B) Bankura

(C) North 24 Parganas

(D) Howrah

Q. Which region in West Bengal receives the highest amount of rainfall?

(A) Coastal areas

(B) Western plateau

(C) Eastern plains

(D) Foothills of the Himalayas

Q. When do the South-West monsoon winds blow in India?

(A) January- February

(B) March-June

(C) Mid June-September

(D) October-December

Q. The soil of the Sunderbans of West Bengal is

(A) Clayey Saline soil

(B) Alluvial soil

(C) Black soil

(D) Red soil

Q. Which soil is best suited for agriculture?

(A) New alluvium

(B) Old alluvium

(C) Red soil

(D) Peat soil

Q. New alluvium soil present in Murshidabad district is also called

(A) Sandy soil

(B) Khadar

(C) Red soil

(D) Bangar

Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Radhakanta Deb who of the following established Hindu College at Katkata?

(A) HLV Derozio

(B) Keshab Chandra Sen

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy

(D) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q. Name one book written by Swami Vivekananda

(A) Kathamrita

(B) Bartaman Bharat

(C) A National in Making

(D) Kathamala

Q. Who is known as the ‘Rebel Poet’ of Bengal?

(A) Kazi Nazrul Islam

(B) Basu Chandidas

(C) Michael Madhusudan Dutt

(D) Maladhar Basu

Q. Who was famous for portraying the character of Jagannath?

(A) Sombhu Mitra

(B) Arun Mukhopadhyay

(C) Kaushik Sen

(D)Manoj Mitra

Q. Rishi Bankim Library and Museum is situated in

(A) Siliguri

(B) Hooghly

(C) Kolkata

(D) The ancestral house of the author

Q. Adyapith temple is in

(A) South 24 Parganas

(B) North 24 Parganas

(C) Hooghly

(D) None of the above

Q. First railway line was started in West Bengal between

(A) Sealdah to Nailhati

(B) Howrah to Raniganj

(C) Howrah to Hooghly

(D) Howrah to Burdwan

Q. The most superior industrial coal of West Bengal is of

(A) Bituminous Variety

(B) Anthracite Variety

(C) Lignite variety

(D) None of the above

Q. In West Bengal, the silk industry is found in

(A) Purulia

(B) Murshidabad

(C) Howrah

(D) Cooch Behar

Q. Western part of the Tista river is known as

(A) Duars

(B) Terai

(C) Duars

(D) Tial

Q. Which of the following types of climate does West Bengal experience?

(A) Sub-tropical dry

(B) Humid

(C) Semi-arid

(D) Tropical monsoon

Q. The acid-rich mountain soil is good for which crop(s)?

(A) Tea

(B) Pears

(C) Pineapple

(D) All of these

Q. Which is the only place in India where tramways are still running?

(A) Dhanbad

(B) Darjeeling

(C) Durgapur

(D) Kolkata

Q. The first speaker of the West Bengal assembly is

(A) Mr. Nurul Amin

(B) Sir Azizul Haque

(C) Mr. Syed Nausher Ali

(D) None of the above

Q. Durga Puja is celebrated for

(A) six days

(B) five days

(C) four days

(D) three days

Q. The Chhokra dance originates from which among the following districts of West Bengal?

(A) Murshidabad and Malda

(B) Hooghly and Howrah

(C) Purulia and Howrah

(D) 24 Parganas and Bishnupur

Q. Which district in West Bengal has the highest sex ratio among Schedule Castes?

(A) South 24 Parganas

(B) Alipurduar

(C) Birbhum

(D) Bankura

Q. “Bengalee race originated from the Homo Alpinus type of people from the Pamir region and spoke in an Indo-European language”. Who is the speaker?

(A) Rakhaldas Bandopadhyay

(B) RP Chanda

(C) Shusovan Sarkar

(D) Herbert Risley

Q. Who was popularly known as Maharshi?

(A) Raja Rammohan Roy

(B) Ramakrishna

(C) Debendranath Tagore

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Name the founder(s) of five eminent cities of West Bengal, viz Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashoknagar, and Habra.

(A) Jyoti Basu

(B) Bidhan Chandra Roy

(C) Prafull Chandra Roy

(D) Both (B) and (C)

Q. The word ‘Munda’ means

(A) Headman of a Village

(B) King of a tribal community

(C) Priest of the Villlage

(D) None of the above

Q. Name the actor whose performance in ‘Jalsaghar’ is unforgettable.

(A) Soumitra Chatterjee

(B) Anil Chatterjee

(C) Chhabi Biswas

(D) None of these

Q. Name the heroine of this films-Anu, Dahan, Jara Brishtitey Bhijechilo, and Angshumaner Chabi.

(A) Raima Sen

(B) Indrani Halder

(C) Debasree Roy

(D) Rituparna Sengupta

Q. Barosona Mosque, Dakhil Darwaja, and Kadam Rosul Mosque are situated in

(A) Adina

(B) Gaur

(C) Pandua

(D) None of these

Q. Alipurduar district was carved out from Jalpaiguri in

(A) 1994

(B) 2000

(C) 2005

(D) 2014

Q. Which of the following is the Northernmost district of West Bengal?

(A) Howrah

(B) Bankura

(C) Cooch Behar

(D) Birbhum

Q. Coal mine disasters in West Bengal are due to

(A) flooding

(B) faulting

(C) slumping

(D) inadequate stowing

Q. The source of the Jaldhaka river is

(A) Chomalhari Lake

(B) Bidang Lake

(C) Jelap La

(D) Zemu glacier

Q. Jalpaiguri in West Bengal is situated on the banks of which rivers?

(A) Teesta and Torsa

(B) Teesta and Jaldhaka

(C) Teesta and Karala

(D) Jaldhaka and Torsa

Q. The famous film ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ is directed by

(A) Tapan Sinha

(B) Ritwik Ghatak

(C) Premendra Mitra

(D) None of them

Q. Lord Cornwallis introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal in

(A) 1783

(B) 1785

(C) 1793

(D) 1795

Q. Which tribal community in West Bengal follows the Buddhist Religion?

(A) Bhuiya

(B) Bhutiya

(C) Mal Paharia

(D) Munda

Q. The Kolkata Medical College was set – up in the year

(A) 1830

(B) 1840

(C) 1835

(D) 1845

Q. Utpal Dutt has a reputation in which of the following fields?

(A) Journalism

(B) Drama

(C) Music

(D) None of these

Q. Firoza Begum is an eminent singer of

(A) Hindustani classical

(B) Nazrul Geeti

(C) Dwijendra Geeti

(D) Bhajan

Q. Abbas Uddin is a famous

(A) Folk singer

(B) Bhawaiya singer

(C) Baul singer

(D) Bhatiali singer