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Q1. Battle of Buxar was fought on
(A) 23rd October, 1764
(B) 30th September, 1780
(C) 30th September, 1764
(D) 23rd October, 1780
Answer: 23rd October, 1764
Q2. Alauddin Hussain Shah was given a title by the Hindus in Bengal. What was the title given to him ?
(A) Maharajadhiraja
(B) Nripati Tilak
(C) Jagat Bhushan
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Both (B) and (C)
Q3. After Hussain Shahi dynasty, which ruler ruled Bengal ?
(A) Raja Ganesh
(B) Sher Shah Suri
(C) Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
(D) None of them
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
Q4. Who was the inspiration behind ‘Young Bengal Movement’ ?
(A) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(B) Krishnamohan Banerjee
(C) Michael Madhusudan Dutta
(D) Ramgopal Ghosh
Answer: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Q5. Who was the founder of Anushilan Samiti ?
(A) Barin Ghosh
(B) Chittaranjan Das
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Barrister Pramathanath Mitra
Answer: Barrister Pramathanath Mitra
Q6. Who is responsible for the introduction of civil services in India ?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Warren Hastings
(D) None of the above
Answer: Lord Warren Hastings
Q7. Who founded ‘Ramkrishna Mission’ ?
(A) Ramkrishnadeva
(B) Vivekananda
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Pranabananda
Answer: Vivekananda
Q8. Who formed the Brahmo Samaj of India in 1866 ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Debendranath Tagore
(C) Keshab Chandra Sen
(D) None of the above
Answer: Keshab Chandra Sen
Q9. Who formed the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ in 1828 in Calcutta ?
(A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(B) Hemendranath Tagore
(C) Krishna Mohan Banerjee
(D) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy
Q10. Who among the following was not the active leader of the Brahmo Samaj ?
(A) Keshab Chandra Sen
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Debendranath Tagore
(D) Akshay Kumar Dutta
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
Q11. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal ?
(A) Lord Hardinge
(B) Lord Chelinsford
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Minto
Answer: Lord Hardinge
Q12. Which movement was regarded as turning point in the history of class struggle in West Bengal ?
(A) Singur Movement
(B) Khadya Andolan
(C) Naxalbari Movement
(D) None of the above
Answer: Khadya Andolan
Q13. Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946 ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Punjab
(D) Bengal
Answer: Bengal
Q14. When was East Bengal created ?
(A) 1905
(B) 1947
(C) 1971
(D) 1954
Answer: 1905
Q15. When did the communist movement in Bengal take a definite shape ?
(A) 1940s to 1950s
(B) 1920s to 1930s
(C) 1930s to 1940s
(D) 1950s to 1960s
Answer: 1930s to 1940s
Q16. What was the reason behind the Chittagong uprising in 1930 ?
(A) Revolt against the use of Enfield rifle
(B) Making indigenous bombs to attack the British offices
(C) Destroy British armouries and disrupt telephone lines
(D) Protest against indigo plantations
Answer: Destroy British armouries and disrupt telephone lines
Q17. What was the effective date of the partition of Bengal ?
(A) 14th August, 1946
(B) 22nd July, 1911
(C) 29th March, 1901
(D) 16th October, 1905
Answer: 16th October, 1905
Q18. Under the leadership of Sidhu and Kanhu, Santhals asserted themselves independent in
(A) 1853
(B) 1854
(C) 1852
(D) 1855
Answer: 1854
Q19. The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for
(A) providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle
(B) for managing the Barrackpore Cantonment
(C) for establishing watch tower on revolts and uprisings
(D) All of the above
Answer: providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle
Q20. The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was stared in
(A) 1965
(B) 1972
(C) 1970
(D) 1975
Answer: 1972
Q21. The leader for Chittagong uprising was
(A) Surya Sen
(B) Kalpana Dutta
(C) Nirmal Sen
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q22. The infamous proposal of Partition of Bengal was introduced by which of the following Governors in October 1905 ?
(A) Sir Warren Hastings
(B) Robert Clive
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Sir Drake
Answer: Lord Curzon
Q23. The Food Movement happened in West Bengal in
(A) 1950
(B) 1955
(C) 1960
(D) 1959
Answer: 1959
Q24. Lord Cornwallis introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal in
(A) 1793
(B) 1794
(C) 1785
(D) 1780
Answer: 1793
Q25. Jugantar Anusilan Samiti was led by leaders like
(A) Bagha Jatin
(B) Barindra Ghosh
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) All of them
Answer: All of them
Q26. Indigo revolt was regularly highlighted in
(A) The Statesman
(B) The Hindu Patriot
(C) The Times of India
(D) The Tribune
Answer: The Hindu Patriot
Q27. Indigo Revolt in Bengal took place in the year
(A) 1860
(B) 1869
(C) 1859
(D) 1863
Answer: 1859
Q28. In which year was the Bangladesh Liberation War held ?
(A) 1973
(B) 1975
(C) 1961
(D) 1971
Answer: 1971
Q29. In which year the Communist Movement in West Bengal suffered a major set back by the split of the Communist Party ?
(A) 1965
(B) 1970
(C) 1964
(D) 1960
Answer: 1964
Q30. First Left Front government was formed in
(A) 1965
(B) 1977
(C) 1975
(D) 1970
Answer: 1977
Q31. Chuar uprising has occurred in which district of Bengal ?
(A) Purulia
(B) Midnapore
(C) Siliguri
(D) West Dinajpur
Answer: Midnapore
Q32. Chhar Rebellion was occurred in
(A) 1798-99
(B) 1750-52
(C) 1850-52
(D) 1899-99
Answer: 1798-99
Q33. Name the leader of Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion.
(A) Salim Chisti
(B) Majnu Shah
(C) Bulleh Shah
(D) None of these
Answer: Majnu Shah
Q34. Partition of Bengal was withdrawn in
(A) 1911
(B) 1905
(C) 1906
(D) 1909
Answer: 1911
Q35. Ranu Khan is a leader of
(A) Chakma revolt
(B) Chuar rebellion
(C) Sathal rebellion
(D) None of the above
Answer: Chakma revolt
Q36. Santhals are mainly living in the hilly districts of
(A) Manbhum, Barabhum
(B) Chhotanagpur, Palamau
(C) Birbhum
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q37. Singur Movement started due to the
(A) allocation of factory site for Tata motors
(B) the land was a fertile multiple-crop land
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Q38. Tattwabodhini Sabha was founded by
(A) Debendranath Tagore
(B) Shivnath Sastri
(C) Kesab Chandra Sen
(D) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: Debendranath Tagore
Q39. The ‘Nikhil Banga and Assam Jami’ at-e-Hadith was formed at Calcutta by Maulana Abdullahil Kafi in the year
(A) 1945
(B) 1940
(C) 1942
(D) 1946
Answer: 1946
Q40. The Alipore Bomb case is known as
(A) Muraripukur Conspiracy Case
(B) Manicktala Bomb Conspiracy Case
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Q41. he Dual Administration System which was called Nizamat, caused the drain of wealth of Bengal in just three years. The system was introduced by which of the Governors ?
(A) Sir Vansittart
(B) Lord Warren Hastings
(C) Sir Verelst
(D) Robert Clive
Answer: Robert Clive
Q42. The East India Company got Diwani of Bengal on………….
(A) 12th August, 1765
(B) 14th June, 1764
(C) 12th August, 1764
(D) 14th May, 1765
Answer: 12th August, 1765
Q43. Charu Mazumdar is a famous
(A) Congress leader
(B) Naxal leader
(C) Maoist leader
(D) None of the above
Answer: Naxal leader
Q44. Bengal was partitioned twice in history. Which were the two years in which partition of Bengal took place ?
(A) 1905 and 1942
(B) 1911 and 1971
(C) 1906 and 1912
(D) 1905 and 1947
Answer: 1905 and 1947
Q45. Anushilan Samiti had two branches, viz, Dhaka Anushilan Samiti and
(A) Noakhali Anushilan Samiti
(B) Rajshahi Anushilan Samiti
(C) Jugantar Anushilan Samiti
(D) None of the above
Answer: Jugantar Anushilan Samiti
Q46. After the partition of Bengal (1905), the two new provinces which came into existence were
(A) East Bengal and West Bengal
(B) East Bengal and Bengal
(C) East Bengal and Assam
(D) East Bengal and North Bengal
Answer: East Bengal and West Bengal
Q47. Which region of North Bengal is made up of sand, gravels and pebbles ?
(A) Rarh
(B) Duars
(C) Terai
(D) Barind
Answer: Terai
Q48. Which region in West Bengal is also called Rangeamati ?
(A) Sundarban plains
(B) Moribund delta plain
(C) Sandy coastal plain
(D) Rahr plain
Answer: Rahr plain
Q49. Which of the following peaks lies in the Singalila range ?
(A) Sandakfu
(B) Phalut
(C) Tonglu
(D) All of these
Answer: All of these
Q50. Which among the following states has/have the boundary with West Bengal ?
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Bihar
(D) All of these
Answer: All of these