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Q1. Who among the following was the first to trace the relation of round head of Bengali people with Mongoloid characteristic ?

(A) G. S. Ghurye
(B) Paul Topirard
(C) Sir Herbert Risley
(D) William Henry Sleeman

Answer: Sir Herbert Risley

Q2. Which of the following rulers developed a calendar in Bengal ?

(A) Ghatotkacha
(B) Shashanka
(C) Srigupta
(D) Chandragupta

Answer: Shashanka

Q3. Where was the capital of Shashanka ?

(A) Lakhnawati
(B) Samatata
(C) Tamralipta
(D) Karnasuvarna

Answer: Karnasuvarna

Q4. The three major racial elements which came together to form the Bengalee race were the Aryans, the Dravidians and the………..

(A) Pulinda
(B) Mangolians
(C) Sabara
(D) None of these

Answer: Mangolians

Q5. The rulers of the Nanda dynasty were famed for the

(A) great wealth they accumulated
(B) good administration
(C) large extent of their empire
(D) None of the above

Answer: great wealth they accumulated

Q6. The people of Chalcolithic period residing in Bengal, used to cultivate seasonal crops and

(A) bazra
(B) maize
(C) wheat
(D) rice

Answer: rice

Q7. The name of the state Bengal is derived from

(A) A king named ‘Banga
(B) Bong tribe
(C) A Vedic caste ‘Banga
(D) A republic state ‘Banga

Answer: Bong tribe

Q8. The legendary leader of Pundra dynasty was

(A) Karna
(B) Paundraka Vasudeva
(C) Duryodhana
(D) None of the above

Answer: Paundraka Vasudeva

Q9. The last king of Malla dynasty in Bengal was

(A) Govind Singh Thakur
(B) Nandi Singh Thakur
(C) Kalipada Singh Thakur
(D) Dalip Singh Thakur

Answer: Kalipada Singh Thakur

Q10. The earliest reference to the Suhmas and their country is found in the

(A) Anguttara Nikaya
(B) Acharanga Sutra
(C) Mahabharata
(D) None of these

Answer: Acharanga Sutra

Q11. The earliest reference of Samatata Kingdom is found in the

(A) Anguttara Nikaya
(B) Mahabharata
(C) Allahabad Prashasti
(D) None of the above

Answer: Allahabad Prashasti

Q12. The earliest evidences of tool-making were found in which of the following districts of West Bengal ?

(A) Midnapore
(B) Burdwan
(C) Birbhum
(D) All of these

Answer: All of these

Q13. The contemporary neighbouring states of Vanga kingdom included

(A) Pundravardhana, Samatata
(B) Harikela
(C) Suhma, Anga
(D) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Q14. The capital of Anga kingdom was

(A) Pataliputra
(B) Champa
(C) Vaishali
(D) None of the above

Answer: Champa

Q15. Sites of Mesolithic period have been excavated in Burdwan, Birbhum and

(A) Murshidabad
(B) Bankura
(C) Midnapore
(D) Phrulia

Answer: Midnapore

Q16. Shashanka belonged to the

(A) Gauda dynasty
(B) Pal dynasty
(C) Sen dynasty
(D) Kamrup dynasty

Answer: Gauda dynasty

Q17. Pundras inhabiting the region of Bengal were referred by which other name ?

(A) Varga
(B) Dasyus
(C) Gangaridal
(D) None of these

Answer: Dasyus

Q18. Name the Janapada(s) which was/were sited in Bengal.

(A) Anga
(B) Magadha
(C) Sursena
(D) Both (A) and (B)

Answer: Both (A) and (B)

Q19. Name the Gupta ruler when the whole of Bengal and Assam included in Gupta dynasty.

(A) Chandragupta I
(B) Srigupta
(C) Samudragupta
(D) None of them

Answer: Samudragupta

Q20. Name the district of West Bengal which is known as Mallabhum

(A) Bankura
(B) Purulia
(C) Birbhum
(D) Purba Bardhaman

Answer: Bankura

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

Q31. Who is regarded as the most powerful Pala ruler ?

(A) Devapala
(B) Dharmapala
(C) Gopala
(D) Mahipala I

Answer: Devapala

Q32. Who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan as the ruler of Bengal ?

(A) Shuja-ud-Din
(B) Sarfaraz Khan
(C) Alivardi Khan
(D) Shaukat Jung

Answer: Sarfaraz Khan

Q33. Who was appointed as Governor of Bengal in 1594 CE?

(A) Taj Khan
(B) Sulaiman Khan
(C) Man Singh
(D) None of them

Answer: Man Singh

Q34. Who was the first Nawab of Bengal under the East India Company ?

(A) Mir Jafar
(B) Mir Qasim
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) None of these

Answer: Mir Jafar

Q35. Who was the last independent Sultan of Bengal ?

(A) Hussain Shah
(B) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(C) Ilyas Shah
(D) Muscat Shah

Answer: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah

Q36. Siraj-ud-Daulah was the grandson of

(A) Alivardi Khan
(B) Sar Faraz Khan
(C) Murshid Quli Khan
(D) None of them

Answer: Alivardi Khan

Q37. The capital of Dev dynasty was in

(A) Noakhali
(B) Chittagaung
(C) Comilla
(D) None of these

Answer: Chittagaung

Q38. The first Nawab of Bengal who became the Subedar of Bengal in 1717 CE was

(A) Sarfaraz Khan
(B) Suja-ud-Din
(C) Murshid Quli Khan
(D) None of them

Answer: Murshid Quli Khan

Q39. The great ruler of Sena dynasty in West Bengal who conquered the whole of Bengal in AD 1095 was

(A) Lakshmana Sena
(B) Ballala Sena
(C) Keseva Sena
(D) Vijaya Sena

Answer: Vijaya Sena

Q40. Which Muslim invader conquered Bengal during the time of Lakshmana Sena ?

(A) Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
(B) Muhammad Ghori
(C) Bakhtiyar Khilji
(D) Iltutmish

Answer: Bakhtiyar Khilji

Q41. Name the Pala ruler who built the Sompura Mahavihara in Paharpur.

(A) Mahipala
(B) Gopala
(C) Devapala
(D) Dharmapala

Answer: Dharmapala

Q42. Name the last dynasty to rule the Sultanate of Bengal.

(A) Ilyas Shahi dynasty
(B) Karrani dynasty
(C) Hussain Shah
(D) None of the above

Answer: Karrani dynasty

Q43. Name the greatest independent Muslim ruler of Bengal.

(A) Alauddin Hussain Shah
(B) Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah
(C) Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
(D) None of them

Answer: Alauddin Hussain Shah

Q44. Name the founder of Ilyas Shah dynasty in Bengal.

(A) Nasiruddin Ilyas Shah
(B) Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
(C) Ghiyasuddin Ilyas Shah
(D) None of them

Answer: Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah

Q45. Mir Qasim shifted his capital from Murshidabad to

(A) Midnapore
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Munger

Answer: Munger

Q46. Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah and Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah are kings of

(A) Hussain Shahi dynasty
(B) Ganesha dynasty
(C) Ilyas Shahi dynasty
(D) None of the above

Answer: Ganesha dynasty

Q47. In the early medieval history of Bengal, the Pala dynasty started its rule from AD 750. Who was the founder of the kingdom.

(A) Dharmapala
(B) Rajyapala
(C) Devapala
(D) Gopala I

Answer: Gopala I

Q48. Ganesha dynasty was founded by Raja Ganesha in

(A) 1415 CE
(B) 1414 CE
(C) 1510 CE
(D) 1410 CE

Answer: 1414 CE

Q49. Chaitanya preached Vaishnavism in Bengal and Orissa during whose reign ?

(A) Pala dynasty
(B) Sena dynasty
(C) Karrani dynasty
(D) Hussain Shahi dynasty

Answer: Hussain Shahi dynasty

Q50. Battle of Plassey was fought on

(A) 3^rd May, 1770
(B) 3^rd May, 1757
(C) 23^rd June, 1757
(D) 23^rd June, 1770

Answer: 23^rd June, 1757