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Q21. Mauryan dynasty expanded to the
(A) Northern part of Bengal
(B) Southern part of Bengal
(C) entire region of Bengal
(D) None of the above
Answer: entire region of Bengal
Q22. King Shashanka’s capital was Karnasuvarna. It is now known as
(A) Pandua
(B) Murshidabad
(C) Bardhaman
(D) None of these
Answer: Murshidabad
Q23. In ancient Sanskrit literature Bengal is known as
(A) Gauda
(B) Vanga
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Bangla
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Q24. How many Neolithic sites have been identified in West Bengal ?
(A) 80
(B) 84
(C) 90
(D) 110
Answer: 84
Q25. How many lower, middle and upper Paleolithic sites are found in West Bengal ?
(A) 162, 41, 10
(B) 150, 46, 10
(C) 162, 43, 5
(D) 150, 41, 10
Answer: 162, 41, 10
Q26. Arab traders recognised Harikela as the
(A) Capital of Bengal
(B) Coastal regions of Bengal
(C) Main trading centre of Bengal
(D) None of the above
Answer: Coastal regions of Bengal
Q27. “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) Shusovan Sarkar
(C) Herbert Risley
(D) R. P. Chanda
Answer: R. P. Chanda
Q28. Which was the capital of Sena dynasty ?
(A) Lakhnauti
(B) Sonargaon
(C) Satgaon
(D) Nabadwip
Answer: Nabadwip
Q29. Who among the following established the Afghan rule in the Bengal province ?
(A) Daud Khan
(B) Mahmud Shah
(C) Sher Shah
(D) Alam Shah
Answer: Sher Shah
Q30. Who divided Bengal into three administratire divisions, viz, Lakhnauti, Sonargaon and Satgaon ?
(A) Mahmud Khan
(B) Nasiruddin
(C) Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji
(D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Answer: Nasiruddin