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West Bengal General Knowledge MCQs
1. How many World Heritage Sites are in West Bengal?
a) Two
b) Three
c) One
d) None
Answer
a) Two
World Heritage Sites in West Bengal
1) Sundarbans National Park
2) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
2. Which Country is comparable with the size of West Bengal?
a) Honduras
b) Hungary
c) Serbia
d) Scotland
Answer
c) Serbia (88,361 km2)
3. When was West Bengal established as a Separate Indian State?
a) 26 January 1948
b) 26 January 1949
c) 26 January 1950
d) 26 January 1952
Answer
c) 26 January 1950
4. Since when was Mamata Banerjee appointed as the Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) 2012
b) 2011
c) 2013
d) 2010
Answer
b) 2011
5. Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal after West Bengal was formed as an Indian State?
a) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
b) Bidhan Chandra Roy
c) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
d) Prafulla Chandra Sen
Answer
b) Bidhan Chandra Roy (1950-1962)
6. What is the Official Language of West Bengal?
a) Bengali
b) English
c) Bengali & English
d) Bengali & Hindi
Answer
c) Bengali & English
7. What is the State Flower of West Bengal?
a) Night-blooming Jasmine
b) Night-flowering Jasmine
c) Frangipani
d) Bougainvillea
Answer
b) Night-flowering Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) commonly known as Parijat, Shefali, and Siuli in the local West Bengal region.
8. What Rank does West Bengal holds in the list of Largest State by Area in India?
a) 14th
b) 12th
c) 8th
d) 10th
Answer
a) 14th
9. What is the area of West Bengal?
a) 90,752 km2
b) 88,752 km2
c) 85,752 km2
d) 83,752 km2
Answer
b) 88,752 km2
10. How many Countries does West Bengal shares its border with?
a) 1 Country
b) 4 Countries
c) 2 Countries
d) 3 Countries
Answer
d) 3 Countries (Bangladesh in the East, and Nepal and Bhutan in the North)
List Of Chief Minister Of West Bengal
Premiers Of West Bengal
| No. | Chief Minister | Term In | Term Out | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh[1] | 15 Aug 1947 | 23 Jan 1948 | INC |
| 2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | 23 Jan 1948 | 26 Jan 1950 | INC |
Chief Ministers Of West Bengal
| No. | Chief Minister | Term In | Term Out | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bidhan Chandra Roy (Bowbazar) | 26 Jan 1950 | 01 Jul 1962 | INC |
| 3 | Prafulla Chandra Sen (Arambagh East) | 02 July 1962 | 01 Mar 1967 | INC |
| 4 | Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee[1] (Tamluk) | 01 Mar 1967 | 21 Nov 1967 | BC (UF) |
| Prafulla Chandra Ghosh[2] (Jhargram) | 21 Nov 1967 | 20 Feb 1968 | IND (PDF) | |
| ~ | President’s Rule | 20 Feb 1968 | 25 Feb 1969 | ⟰ |
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee[2] (Tamluk) | 25 Feb 1969 | 30 Jul 1970 | BC (UF) | |
| ~ | President’s Rule | 30 Jul 1970 | 02 Apr 1971 | ⟰ |
| Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee[3] (Tamluk) | 02 Apr 1971 | 29 Jun 1971 | INC (DC) | |
| ~ | President’s Rule | 29 Jun 1971 | 20 Mar 1972 | ⟰ |
| 5 | Siddhartha Shankar Ray (Malda) | 20 Mar 1972 | 30 Apr 1977 | INC (PDA) |
| ~ | President’s Rule | 30 Apr 1977 | 21 Jun 1977 | ⟰ |
| 6 | Jyoti Basu (Satgachhia) | 21 Jun 1977 | 06 Nov 2000 | CPI (M) |
| 7 | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (Jadavpur) | 06 Nov 2000 | 20 May 2011 | CPI (M) |
| 8 | Mamata Banerjee (Bhabanipur) | 20 May 2011 | 07 May 2026 | AITC |
| ~ | President’s Rule | 07 May 2026 | 09 May 2026 | ⟰ |
| 9 | Suvendu Adhikari (Bhabanipur) | 09 May 2026 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Acronyms 1) INC: Indian National Congress 2) BC (UF): Bangla Congress (United Front) 3) IND (PDF): Independent (Progressive Democratic Front) 4) INC (DC): Indian National Congress (Democratic Coalition) 5) INC (PDA): Indian National Congress (Progressive Democratic Alliance) 6) CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7) AITC: All India Trinamool Congress 8) BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party |
11. How many states does West Bengal shares its border with?
a) 5 States
b) 4 States
c) 2 States
d) 3 States
Answer
a) 5 States (Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam)
12. What is the Pin Code of Murshidabad?
a) 741251
b) 742142
c) 742149
d) 743145
Answer
c) 742149
13. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
a) 1737
b) 1747
c) 1757
d) 1767
Answer
c) 1757
14. Which Country was known as East Bengal?
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Nepal
d) China
Answer
a) Bangladesh
15. What is the State Tree of West Bengal?
a) Agar Tree
b) Chhatim Tree
c) Banyan Tree
d) Ashoka Tree
Answer
b) Chhatim Tree
16. What is the Capital of West Bengal?
a) Burdwan
b) Howrah
c) Siliguri
d) Kolkata
Answer
d) Kolkata
17. What is the IATA of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport?
a) CCU
b) ICAO
c) CAL
d) KOL
Answer
a) CCU
18. Who was the first Governor of West Bengal?
a) Dharma Vira
b) Kailash Nath Katju
c) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
d) Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Answer
c) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
19. Who is the Longest Serving Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
b) Jyoti Basu
c) Bidhan Chandra Roy
d) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Answer
b) Jyoti Basu (23 years, 138 days)
20. Who is the Shortest Serving Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
b) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
c) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
d) Bidhan Chandra Roy
Answer
b) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (21 November 1967 – 20 February 1968) 91 Days
List Of Governors Of West Bengal
| No. | Governor | Term In | Term Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari | 15 Aug 1947 | 21 Jun 1948 |
| 2 | Kailash Nath Katju | 21 Jun 1948 | 01 Nov 1951 |
| 3 | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee | 01 Nov 1951 | 07 Aug 1956 |
| 4 | Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (Acting) | 08 Aug 1956 | 03 Nov 1956 |
| 5 | Padmaja Naidu | 03 Nov 1956 | 01 Jun 1967 |
| 6 | Dharma Vira | 01 Jun 1967 | 01 Apr 1969 |
| 7 | Deep Narayan Sinha (Acting) | 01 Apr 1969 | 19 Sep 1969 |
| 8 | Shanti Swaroop Dhavan | 19 Sep 1969 | 21 Aug 1971 |
| 9 | Anthony Lancelot Dias | 21 Aug 1971 | 06 Nov 1979 |
| 10 | Tribhuvana Narayana Singh | 06 Nov 1979 | 12 Sep 1981 |
| 11 | Bhairab Dutt Pande | 12 Sep 1981 | 10 Oct 1983 |
| 12 | Anant Prasad Sharma | 10 Oct 1983 | 16 Aug 1984 |
| 13 | Satish Chandra (Acting) | 16 Aug 1984 | 01 Oct 1984 |
| 14 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 01 Oct 1984 | 12 Aug 1986 |
| 15 | Saiyid Nurul Hasan | 12 Aug 1986 | 20 Mar 1989 |
| 16 | T. V. Rajeswar | 20 Mar 1989 | 07 Feb 1990 |
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan[15] | 07 Feb 1990 | 03 Jan 1991 | |
| 17 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (Acting) | 04 Jan 1991 | 23 Jan 1991 |
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan[15] | 24 Jan 1991 | 03 Jan 1992 | |
| 18 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (Acting) | 03 Jan 1991 | 23 Jan 1992 |
| Saiyid Nurul Hasan[15] | 24 Jan 1992 | 12 Jul 1993 | |
| 19 | B. Satyanarayan Reddy (Additional Charge) | 13 Jul 1993 | 14 Aug 1993 |
| K. V. Raghunatha Reddy[17] | 14 Aug 1993 | 27 Apr 1998 | |
| 20 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 27 Apr 1998 | 18 May 1999 |
| 21 | Shyamal Kumar Sen | 18 May 1999 | 04 Dec 1999 |
| 22 | Viren J. Shah | 04 Dec 1999 | 14 Dec 2004 |
| 23 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | 14 Dec 2004 | 14 Dec 2009 |
| 24 | Devanand Konwar (Additional Charge) | 14 Dec 2009 | 23 Jan 2010 |
| 25 | M.K. Narayanan | 24 Jan 2010 | 30 Jun 2014 |
| 26 | D. Y. Patil (Additional charge) | 03 Jul 2014 | 17 Jul 2014 |
| 27 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | 24 Jul 2014 | 29 Jul 2019 |
| 28 | Jagdeep Dhankhar | 30 Jul 2019 | 17 Jul 2022 |
| 29 | La. Ganesan (Additional Charge) | 18 Jul 2022 | 17 Nov 2022 |
| 30 | C. V. Ananda Bose | 18 Nov 2022 | 12 Mar 2026 |
| 31 | R. N. Ravi | 12 Mar 2026 | Incumbent |
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21. Which town is located near the eastern bank of the Hoogly River?
a) Khili
b) Itor
c) Murshidabad
d) Nagara
Answer
c) Murshidabad
22. When was the First President’s Rule imposed in West Bengal?
a) 20 February 1977
b) 20 February 1970
c) 20 February 1969
d) 20 February 1968
Answer
d) 20 February 1968 – 25 February 1969 (1 Year, 5 Days)
23. How many times President’s Rule was imposed in West Bengal?
a) 2 Times
b) 4 Times
c) 3 Times
d) 5 Times
Answer
d) 5 Times
President’s Rule in West Bengal
1st: 20 Feb 1968 – 25 Feb 1969 (1 Year, 5 Days)
2nd: 19 Mar 1970 – 2 Apr 1971 (1 Year, 14 Days)
3rd: 29 Jun 1971 – 20 Mar 1972 (265 Days)
4th: 30 Apr 1977 – 20 Jun 1977 (51 Days)
5th: 07 May 2026 – 09 May 2026 (2 Days)
24. How many seats are in the Legislature of West Bengal?
a) 42 Seats
b) 294 Seats
c) 216 Seats
d) 46 Seats
Answer
b) 294 Seats
25. Which Political Party is in power in West Bengal?
a) CPI-M
b) BJP
c) INC
d) AITC
Answer
b) BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
26. How many Lok Sabha Seats are in West Bengal?
a) 18 Seats
b) 16 Seats
c) 42 Seats
d) 46 Seats
Answer
c) 42 Seats
27. How many Rajya Sabha Seats are in West Bengal?
a) 28 Seats
b) 14 Seats
c) 16 Seats
d) 18 Seats
Answer
c) 16 Seats
28. When was the Calcutta High Court established?
a) 1 July 1962
b) 1 July 1862
c) 1 July 1942
d) 1 July 1842
Answer
b) 1 July 1862
29. What is the State Fish of West Bengal?
a) Catla
b) Kajuli
c) Ilish
d) Rohu
Answer
c) Ilish
30. What is the State Bird of West Bengal?
a) Bastar Hill Myna
b) Great Hornbill
c) White-throated kingfisher
d) Asian Koel
Answer
c) White-throated kingfisher
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31. What is the State Mammal of West Bengal?
a) Wild Water Buffalo
b) Fishing Cat
c) Blackbuck
d) Nilgiri Tahr
Answer
b) Fishing Cat
32. When did the “West Bengal Legislative Assembly” pass a resolution to change the name of West Bengal to “Bengal” in English and “Bangla” in Bengali?
a) August 2016
b) August 2015
c) August 2014
d) August 2017
Answer
a) August 2016
33. When was the Treaty between the “East India Company” and the “Mughal Emperor” signed?
a) August 12, 1735
b) August 12, 1745
c) August 12, 1765
d) August 12, 1755
Answer
c) August 12, 1765 (Treaty of Allahabad)
34. Which Governor took Office in 2019 in West Bengal?
a) Keshari Nath Tripathi
b) M.K. Narayanan
c) Jagdeep Dhankhar
d) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Answer
c) Jagdeep Dhankhar
35. When did the Battle of Buxar take place?
a) 1764
b) 1774
c) 1784
d) 1794
Answer
a) 1764
36. When did the Great Bengal Famine take place?
a) 1769 – 1773
b) 1769 – 1771
c) 1769 – 1770
d) 1767 – 1771
Answer
b) 1769 – 1771
37. When was “East Bengal” renamed as “East Pakistan”?
a) 1947
b) 1956
c) 1955
d) 1971
Answer
c) 1955 (14 October)
38. Which is the Highest Peak in West Bengal?
a) Falut
b) Rachela Danda
c) Sabargram
d) Sandakphu
Answer
d) Sandakphu (3,636 m)
39. Which river flows under the Howrah Bridge?
a) Teesta River
b) Horah River
c) Hooghly River
d) Damodar River
Answer
c) Hooghly River
40. Which River is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
a) Teesta River
b) Damodar River
c) Hoogly River
d) Mahananda River
Answer
b) Damodar River
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41. How many Divisions are in West Bengal?
a) Three Divisions
b) Five Divisions
c) Four Divisions
d) Seven Divisions
Answer
b) Five Divisions
The Five Divisions in West Bengal are:
1) Malda Division
2) Burdwan Division
3) Jalpaiguri Division
4) Presidency Division
5) Medinipur Division
42. How many districts are in West Bengal?
a) 21 Districts
b) 23 Districts
c) 19 Districts
d) 27 Districts
Answer
b) 23 Districts
Districts And Divisions In West Bengal
| No. | Divisions | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burdwan | 1) Birbhum 2) Hooghly 3) Paschim Bardhaman 4) Purba Bardhaman |
| 2 | Jalpaiguri | 5) Alipurduar 6) Cooch Behar 7) Darjeeling 8) Jalpaiguri 9) Kalimpong |
| 3 | Malda | 10) Dakshin Dinajpur 11) Malda 12) Murshidabad 13) Uttar Dinajpur |
| 4 | Medinipur | 14) Bankura 15) Jhargram 16) Paschim Medinipur 17) Purba Medinipur 18) Purulia |
| 5 | Presidency | 19) Howrah 20) Kolkata 21) Nadia 22) North 24 Parganas 23) South 24 Parganas |
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43. Which is the Most Populated District of West Bengal?
a) Paschim Bardhaman
b) North 24 Parganas
c) Murshidabad
d) Hoogly
Answer
b) North 24 Parganas
44. Which District is Ramchandrapur Dam located in?
a) Hooghly
b) Bankura
c) Purulia
d) Bardhaman
Answer
c) Purulia
45. Which Corridor of West Bengal connects Northeast India with rest of the India?
a) Kalimpong Corridor
b) Siliguri Corridor
c) Darjeeling Corridor
d) Bengal Corridor
Answer
b) Siliguri Corridor
46. Which district of West Bengal is closest to the Bay of Bengal?
a) Malda
b) Murshidabad
c) South 24 Parganas
d) Kalimpong
Answer
c) South 24 Parganas
47. How many Districts were there in West Bengal when India gained Independence in 1947?
a) 14 Districts
b) 12 Districts
c) 17 Districts
d) 23 Districts
Answer
a) 14 Districts
48. How many National Parks are in West Bengal?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Nine
Answer
b) Five
List of National Parks in West Bengal
1) Sundarbans National Park
2) Jaldapara National Park
3) Gorumara National Park
4) Neora Valley National Park
5) Singalila National Park
49. How many total numbers of MLA Seats are in West Bengal?
a) 297 MLAs
b) 296 MLAs
c) 294 MLAs
d) 293 MLAs
Answer
c) 294 MLAs
50. Who is the Architect of Raj Bhavan located in Kolkata?
a) Frank Lloyd Wright
b) Charles Wyatt
c) Charles Correa
d) Ludwig Mies Rohe
Answer
b) Charles Wyatt
Cabinet Ministers Of West Bengal
| No. | Minister | Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suvendu Adhikari | Bhabanipur | Kolkata |
| CABINET MINISTERS | |||
| 2 | Dilip Ghosh | Kharagpur Sadar | Paschim Medinipur |
| 3 | Agnimitra Paul | Asansol Dakshin | Paschim Bardhaman |
| 4 | Ashok Kirtania | Bangaon Uttar (SC) | North 24 Parganas |
| 5 | Kshudiram Tudu | Ranibandh (ST) | Bankura |
| 6 | Nisith Pramanik | Mathabhanga (SC) | Cooch Behar |
| 7 | Tapas Roy | Maniktala | Kolkata |
| 8 | Swapan Dasgupta | Rashbehari | Kolkata |
| 9 | Shankar Ghosh | Siliguri | Darjeeling |
| 10 | Gouri Shankar Ghosh | Murshidabad | Murshidabad |
| 11 | Dipak Barman | Falakata (SC) | Alipurduar |
| 12 | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Kumargram (ST) | Alipurduar |
| 13 | Jagannath Chattopadhyay | Suri | Birbhum |
| 14 | Dudh Kumar Mondal | Mayureswar | Birbhum |
| 15 | Sharadwat Mukherjee | Bidhannagar | North 24 Parganas |
| 16 | Arup Kumar Das | Kanthi Dakshin | Purba Medinipur |
| 17 | Ajay Kumar Poddar | Kulti | Paschim Bardhaman |
| 18 | Kalyan Chakraborty | Khardaha | North 24 Parganas |
| 19 | Arjun Singh | Noapara | North 24 Parganas |
| MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) | |||
| 20 | Malati Rava Roy | Tufanganj | Cooch Behar |
| 21 | Indranil Khan | Behala Paschim | South 24 Parganas |
| 22 | Rajesh Mahata | Gopiballavpur | Jhargram |
| MINISTER OF STATE | |||
| 23 | Ashok Dinda | Moyna | Purba Medinipur |
| 24 | Umesh Rai | Howrah Uttar | Howrah |
| 25 | Koushik Chowdhury | Raiganj | Uttar Dinajpur |
| 26 | Kalita Maji | Ausgram | Purba Bardhaman |
| 27 | Moumita Biswas Mishra | Bardhaman Dakshin | Purba Bardhaman |
| 28 | Gargi Das Ghosh | Kandi | Murshidabad |
| 29 | Dipankar Jana | Kakdwip | South 24 Parganas |
| 30 | Purnima Chakraborty | Shyampukur | Kolkata |
| 31 | Bishal Lama | Kalchini (ST) | Alipurduar |
| 32 | Hare Krishna Bera | Tamluk | Purba Medinipur |
| 33 | Anandamoy Barman | Matigara-Naxalbari | Darjeeling |
| 34 | Shantanu Pramanik | Bhagabanpur | Purba Medinipur |
| 35 | Biraj Biswas | Karandighi | Uttar Dinajpur |
| 36 | Amiya Kisku | Nayagram (ST) | Jhargram |
| 37 | Joyel Murmu | Habibpur (ST) | Malda |
| 38 | Bhaskar Bhattacharya | Sreerampur | Hooghly |
| 39 | Dibakar Gharami | Sonamukhi (SC) | Bankura |
| 40 | Sumana Sarkar | Balagarh (SC) | Hooghly |
| 41 | Nadiar Chand Bouri | Para (SC) | Purulia |
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51. Who is the first Female Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Aarti Mukherjee
b) Kanan Devi
c) Mamata Banerjee
d) Pratima Bandopadhyay
Answer
c) Mamata Banerjee
52. From when did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) come into power in West Bengal?
a) 1987–2011
b) 1977–2011
c) 1997–2011
d) 1967–2006
Answer
c) 1977–2011
53. What is the name of the Autonomous District Council of West Bengal?
a) Sonowal Kachari Territorial Administration
b) Chakma Territorial Administration
c) Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
d) Bodoland Territorial Administration
Answer
c) Gorkhaland Territorial Administration
54. Which is the Smallest District of West Bengal?
a) Jhargram District
b) Kolkata District
c) Howrah District
d) Kalimpong District
Answer
b) Kolkata District (185 Km2)
55. In which period was the Average Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth rate 13.9%, lower than 15.5% the average for all the states in India?
a) 2000 – 2010
b) 2002 – 2010
c) 2004 – 2010
d) 2006 – 2010
Answer
b) 2004–2010
56. Which is the first Underground Railway in India?
a) Rajasthan Metro
b) Kolkata Metro
c) Delhi Metro
d) Namma Metro
Answer
b) Kolkata Metro
57. How many Commercial Airports are in West Bengal?
a) Three
b) Two
c) Four
d) Five
Answer
a) Three
Three Commercial Airports
1) Bagdogra International Airport
2) Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport
3) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
58. Which is the only mode of transport that is offered in West Bengal and not anywhere else?
a) Rikshaw
b) Trams
c) Ferries
d) Tuk Tuk
Answer
b) Trams
59. Which District is the Tipu Sultan Mosque located in?
a) Jhargram
b) Kolkata
c) Nadia
d) Jalpaiguri
Answer
b) Kolkata
60. Which District in West Bengal has a large number of Nepali Immigrants?
a) Alipurduar
b) Kalimpong
c) Cooch Behar
d) Darjeeling District
Answer
d) Darjeeling District
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61. What is the other name of the “Old China Market” in Kolkata?
a) Tirtha Bazaar
b) Tirth Bazaar
c) Tiretta Bazaar
d) Tirettha Bazaar
Answer
c) Tiretta Bazaar
62. When was Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay born?
a) 26 June 1838
b) 26 June 1938
c) 26 June 1858
d) 26 June 1868
Answer
a) 26 June 1838 – 8 April 1894
63. Who directed Pather Panchali?
a) Subir Banerjee
b) Satyajit Ray
c) Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
d) Kanu Banerjee
Answer
b) Satyajit Ray
64. Which Devotional Song is dedicated to the God Krishna?
a) Baul
b) Jeebonmukhi Gaan
c) Shyama Sangeet
d) Kirtan
Answer
d) Kirtan
65. Which District is Bishnupur Town located which is famous for its Terracotta Temples?
a) Jhargram District
b) Birbhum District
c) Bankura District
d) Purulia District
Answer
c) Bankura District
66. How many significant days is Durga Puja celebrated?
a) 1 Day
b) 5 Days
c) 4 Days
d) 7 Days
Answer
b) 5 Days
67. When is Pahela Baishakh celebrated?
a) 14/15 January
b) 14/15 April
c) 14/15 May
d) 14/15 July
Answer
b) 14/15 April
68. Where did Sundar Pichai complete his Bachelor of Technology?
a) IIT Kharagpur
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Guwahati
d) IIT Delhi
Answer
a) IIT Kharagpur
69. Which is the First English Newspaper in India?
a) Darpan
b) Bombay Samachar
c) Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
d) Calcutta Gazette
Answer
c) Hicky’s Bengal Gazette (1780)- Calcutta
70. Which Chief Minister of West Bengal made the first Mobile Phone Call in India?
a) Jyoti Basu
b) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
c) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
d) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Answer
a) Jyoti Basu
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71. When was the Cricket Stadium “Eden Garden” established?
a) 1764
b) 1864
c) 1964
d) 2002
Answer
b) 1864
72. Which State does not share a border with West Bengal?
a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Jharkhand
d) Sikkim
Answer
b) Meghalaya
73. When was IIT Kharagpur established?
a) 1941
b) 1951
c) 1961
d) 1971
Answer
b) 1951
74. Who is known as the “Father of Bengali Renaissance”?
a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Keshab Chandra Sen
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
75. Which Viceroy announced the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Curzon
c) Warren Hastings
d) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
Answer
b) Lord Curzon
76. When did the Capital of India shift from Calcutta to New Delhi?
a) 1907
b) 1911
c) 1946
d) 1912
Answer
b) 1911
77. Which Year did Victoria Memorial complete its 100 Years of Establishment?
a) 2020
b) 2021
c) 2017
d) 2015
Answer
b) 2021 (It was established in 1921)
78. Who wrote the Novel Parineeta?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Protap Chunder Mozoomdar
Answer
b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
79. In which year Jyoti Basu was elected as the Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) 1977
b) 1996
c) 1982
d) 1991
Answer
a) 1977
80. Who is the last Independent Nawab of West Bengal?
a) Jaafar Khan Bahadur
b) Siraj ud-Daulah
c) Hashim ud-Daula
d) Shuja ud-Daula
Answer
b) Siraj ud-Daulah
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81. When did the Metro of Kolkata start?
a) 1978
b) 1987
c) 1984
d) 1968
Answer
c) 1984
82. Who laid the foundation stone of Kolkata Metro?
a) Sonia Gandhi
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Sanjay Gandhi
Answer
b) Indira Gandhi
83. Who was the first Chancellor of Calcutta University?
a) Joddu Nath Bose
b) William Colvile
c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d) Lord Canning
Answer
d) Lord Canning
84. Who established India’s first Pharmaceutical Company namely Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd?
a) Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
b) Meghnad Saha
c) Surendranath Bose
d) Acharya Saha
Answer
a) Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
85. When did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize?
a) 1833
b) 1933
c) 1923
d) 1913
Answer
d) 1913
86. Who was the first person from West Bengal to Win Bharat Ratna Award?
a) Satyajit Ray
b) Mother Teresa
c) Bidhan Chandra Roy
d) Amartya Sen
Answer
c) Bidhan Chandra Roy
87. Who is the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?
a) Asima Chatterjee
b) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
c) Dinesh Chandra Sen
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer
b) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
88. Who wrote the famous Novel Devdas?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Manik Bandopadhyay
d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer
b) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
89. Which National Park of West Bengal is under the UNESCO World Heritage Site?
a) Sundarbans National Park
b) Buxa Tiger Reserve
c) Gorumara National Park
d) Neora Valley National Park
Answer
a) Sundarbans National Park
90. When was Howrah Bridge opened to the Public?
a) 3rd February 1913
b) 3rd February 1933
c) 3rd February 1953
d) 3rd February 1943
Answer
c) 3 February 1943
91. Which is the largest District among the following?
a) Purulia
b) Bankura
c) Maldah
d) Murshidabad
Answer
b) Bankura
92. When was Darjeeling Himalayan Railway recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage?
a) 1996
b) 1997
c) 1998
d) 1999
Answer
d) 1999
93. Name the first Bengali Novel?
a) Madhabi Kankan
b) Durgeshnandini
c) Kapalkundala
d) Gora
Answer
b) Durgeshnandini
94. In which year did Rabindranath Tagore die?
a) 1923
b) 1943
c) 1941
d) 1931
Answer
c) 1941
95. Name the first Bengali Newspaper in India?
a) Udant Martand
b) Azdarar
c) Samachar Darpan
d) Darpan
Answer
c) Samachar Darpan
96. Who wrote the first Bengali Novel “Durgeshnandini”?
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
c) Ramesh Chandra Dutta
d) Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
Answer
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
97. What was the National Library of India in Kolkata called before it was renamed?
a) Alipore Library
b) Calcutta National Library
c) Imperial Library
d) General Library of India
Answer
c) Imperial Library
98. When was the first ODI played in Eden Garden between India Vs. Pakistan?
a) 18 February 1997
b) 18 February 1967
c) 18 February 1987
d) 18 February 1977
Answer
c) 18 February 1987
99. In which year did Cooch Behar merge with West Bengal?
a) 1959
b) 1949
c) 1969
d) 1929
Answer
b) 1949
100. Which First Bengali Film made the Director receive the Bharat Ratna Award in 1992?
a) The World of Apu
b) Devdas
c) Ganashatru
d) Pather Panchali
Answer
d) Pather Panchali
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101. Who was the First Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court?
a) Sir Barnes Peacock
b) Sir Richard Garth
c) Sir Francis William
d) Sir Lawrence Hugh
Answer
a) Sir Barnes Peacock
102. Who was the first speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly?
a) Sankar Das Banerji
b) Ishwar Das Jalan
c) Bankim Chandra Kar
d) Nurul Amin
Answer
b) Ishwar Das Jalan
103. Which is the Second Largest City in West Bengal?
a) Siliguri
b) Durgapur
c) Asansol
d) Bardhaman
Answer
c) Asansol
104. Who is known as the “Pioneer of the Blank Verse in Bengali Literature”?
a) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer
a) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
105. Who suggested the construction of the “Victoria Memorial” for Queen Victoria, on her death in January 1901?
a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord William Bentinck
Answer
b) Lord Curzon
106. Which National Park is famous for One-Horned Rhinos in West Bengal?
a) Jaldapara National Park
b) Neora Valley National Park
c) Sundarban National Park
d) Kaziranga National Park
Answer
a) Jaldapara National Park
107. Who is the first Woman Grandmaster of West Bengal?
a) Swati Mohota
b) Sanjita Mohota
c) Nisha Mohota
d) Disha Mohota
Answer
c) Nisha Mohota
108. Who is the founder of Visva Bharati University?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Nibaran Chandra Mukherjee
d) Umesh Chandra Dutta
Answer
a) Rabindranath Tagore
109. Who started the “Young Bengal Movement”?
a) Chittaranjan Das
b) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
c) William Jones
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer
b) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
110. Who is the Founder of Amrita Bazar Patrika?
a) Girish Chandra Bose
b) S.N Banerji
c) Iswar Gupta
d) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Answer
d) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
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111. Which book is also known as “The Bible of Bengali Patriotism”?
a) Anandamath
b) Rajani
c) Sitaram
d) Jugalanguriya
Answer
a) Anandamath
112. The first Railway Line in West Bengal ran between which two towns?
a) Howrah to Nadia
b) Howrah to Hooghly
c) Hooghly to Kharagpur
d) Hooghly to Haldia
Answer
b) Howrah and Hooghly
113. Who is the first Chairman of Kolkata Municipal Corporation?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Bijoy Kumar Basu
c) Jatindra Mohan Sengupta
d) Chittaranjan Das
Answer
d) Chittaranjan Das
114. Who led the Bengal Renaissance?
a) Satish Chandra Mukherjee
b) Abanindranath Tagore
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Upendranath Brahmachari
Answer
b) Abanindranath Tagore
115. Who is currently controlling “Fort William” in Hastings?
a) Bengal Subah
b) British East India Company
c) Indian Army
d) British Army
Answer
c) Indian Army
116. Who is the owner of the Durgapur Steel Plant?
a) Jindal Stainless Steel Limited (JSSL)
b) Tata Steel Limited (TSL)
c) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
d) Essar Steel India Limited (ESIL)
Answer
c) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
117. Who was the Third Chief Minister of West Bengal?
a) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
b) Bidhan Chandra Roy
c) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
d) Prafulla Chandra Sen
Answer
d) Prafulla Chandra Sen
118. What is Bengali Film Industry known as?
a) Banglawood
b) Bhojiwood
c) Tollywood
d) Mollywood
Answer
c) Tollywood
119. What is Patishapta?
a) Sweet
b) Novel
c) Tourist Attraction
d) Bengali Film
Answer
a) Sweet
120. Which Indian Port handles the export of Iron and Aluminum to South-East Asian countries?
a) Paradip Port
b) Kamarajar Port
c) Kolkata Port
d) Chidambaranar Port
Answer
c) Kolkata Port
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121. What is the Official Name of Kolkata Port Trust?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
b) Rajiv Gandhi Port Trust
c) Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust
d) V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust
Answer
c) Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust
122. Who was the first Prime Minister of Bengal?
a) Fakhruddin Ahmed
b) A. K. Fazlul Huq
c) Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
d) H. S. Suhrawardy
Answer
b) A. K. Fazlul Huq
123. When did “Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari” take office as the Governor of West Bengal?
a) 15 August 1947
b) 15 August 1937
c) 15 August 1957
d) 15 August 1917
Answer
a) 15 August 1947
124. When was Calcutta Football League founded?
a) 1888
b) 1898
c) 1998
d) 1988
Answer
b) 1898
125. Which actor taught English in Darjeeling?
a) Jackie Chan
b) Gerard Butler
c) Brad Pitt
d) Benedict Cumberbatch
Answer
d) Benedict Cumberbatch
126. What is the area of Darjeeling?
a) 20.6 km2
b) 10.6 km2
c) 30.6 km2
d) 40.6 km2
Answer
b) 10.6 km2
127. Which Dance belongs to West Bengal?
a) Barada Nati
b) Dadra
c) Kalikapatadi
d) Hojagiri
Answer
c) Kalikapatadi
128. Rabindranath wrote National Anthem for which two Countries?
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and Bangladesh
c) India and Nepal
d) India and Myanmar
Answer
b) India and Bangladesh
129. Who is the School & Higher Education Minister of West Bengal?
a) Amit Mitra
b) Subrata Mukherjee
c) Bratya Basu
d) Partha Chatterjee
Answer
c) Bratya Basu
130. What is the total length of the Howrah Bridge?
a) 605 m
b) 705 m
c) 905 m
d) 805 m
Answer
b) 705 m
131. Who was the first Chairman of the Lokayukta of West Bengal?
a) Justice Prafulla Kumar Mishra
b) Samaresh Bandyopadhyay
c) Justice Shyam Kishore Sharma
d) Justice P Lakshman Reddy
Answer
b) Samaresh Bandyopadhyay (2006 to 2009)
132. Who is the present Chairman of the Lokayukta of West Bengal?
a) Justice Ashim Kumar Roy
b) Justice Sanjay Mishra
c) Justice Ajit Singh
d) Justice Naresh Kumar Gupta
Answer
a) Justice Ashim Kumar Roy (Since 2018)
133. When was the Lokayukta of West Bengal formed?
a) 2011
b) 2012
c) 2013
d) 2014
Answer
c) 2013
134. When was Buxa Tiger Reserve established?
a) 1963
b) 1973
c) 1983
d) 1993
Answer
c) 1983
135. In which district is Gorumara National Park situated?
a) Purulia District
b) Jalpaiguri District
c) Darjeeling District
d) Kalimpong District
Answer
b) Jalpaiguri District
136. In which district is Jaldapara National Park situated?
a) Kalimpong District
b) Murshidabad District
c) Cooch Behar District
d) Alipurduar District
Answer
d) Alipurduar District
137. How many recipients from West Bengal received the Padma Bhushan Award 2022?
a) 1 Recipient
b) 2 Recipients
c) 3 Recipients
d) 4 Recipients
Answer
b) 2 Recipients
Recipients:
1) Victor Banerjee (Art)
2) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Public Affairs)
138. Who is the recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award 2022 from West Bengal?
a) Ajoy Chakrabarty
b) Victor Banerjee
c) Budhaditya Mukherjee
d) Abdul Rashid Khan
Answer
b) Victor Banerjee (Art)
139. How many recipients from West Bengal received the Padma Shri Award 2022?
a) 2 Recipients
b) 3 Recipients
c) 4 Recipients
d) 5 Recipients
Answer
c) 4 Recipients
Recipients:
1) Kaajee Singh (Art)
2) Kali Pada Saren (Literature & Education)
3) Prahlad Rai Agarwala (Trade & Industry)
4) Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (Science & Engineering)
140. Who is the first recipient of the Padma Vibhushan Award from West Bengal?
a) Suniti Kumar Chatterji
b) Radhabinod Pal
c) Nandalal Bose
d) Satyendra Nath Bose
Answer
c) Nandalal Bose (Science & Engineering) & d) Satyendra Nath Bose (Arts)
In 1954 Padma Vibhushan Award was given to two recipients.
141. Who is the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award from West Bengal?
a) Lalit Mohan Banerjee
b) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
c) Jnan Chandra Ghosh
d) Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Answer
c) Jnan Chandra Ghosh (Science & Engineering) in 1954
There were 3 recipients of the Padma Bhushan Award 1954, the other 2 recipients are:
Jamini Roy (Arts) & Sukumar Sen (Civil Service)
142. Who is the first recipient of the Padma Shri Award from West Bengal?
a) Samarendranath Sen
b) Satish Chandra Majumdar
c) Isaac Santra
d) Surinder Kumar Dey
Answer
d) Surinder Kumar Dey (Civil Service) in 1954, [K. R. Chakravorty (Science & Engineering) also received the Padma Shri Award on that year]
143. How many women received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2020 from West Bengal?
a) 2 Women
b) 3 Women
c) 4 Women
d) 5 Women
Answer
a) 2 Women
Viz;
1) Sunita Dutta (ANM)
2) Nilima Das (Clinical Nurse)
144. How many women received the National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 from West Bengal?
a) 2 Women
b) 3 Women
c) 4 Women
d) 5 Women
Answer
a) 2 Women
Viz;
1) Dona Das Ghosh (ANM)
2) Smita Kar (ANM)
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