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Q1. Name the first Indian Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court ?
(A) Kulada Charan Dasgupta
(B) Surajit Chandra Lahiri
(C) Himanshu Kumar Bose
(D) Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
Answer: Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
Q2. In which among the following districts, the West Bengal High Court is located ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Bankura
(C) Malda
(D) Alipurduar
Answer: Kolkata
Q3. District courts of West Bengal are under the administrative control of the
(A) Calcutta High Court
(B) Supreme Court
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Chief Judicial Magistrate Court
Answer: Calcutta High Court
Q4. Calcutta High Court’s Jurisdiction was extended to cover
(A) Chandernagore
(B) Andaman and Nicobar Island
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Q5. Which among the following is not a Municipal Corporation in West Bengal ?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Durgapur
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Howrah
Answer: Darjeeling
Q6. West Bengal was the first state to hold the Panchayat elections with the official participation of the political parties. It was adopted in the year
(A) 1978
(B) 1988
(C) 1999
(D) 2001
Answer: 1978
Q7. The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957 for the first time introduced
(A) Self-rule in the Gram Panchayat
(B) The principle of adult franchise in the rural self-governing bodies
(C) Three-tier Panchayati Raj System
(D) None of the above
Answer: The principle of adult franchise in the rural self-governing bodies
Q8. The rules and regulations of the Municipal Administration of the state are described in the
(A) West Bengal Council Act, 1993
(B) West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993
(C) West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 1993
(D) None of the above
Answer: West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993
Q9. The only cantonment in West Bengal is in
(A) Barrackpur
(B) Dumdum
(C) Chandannagar
(D) Kharagpur
Answer: Barrackpur
Q10. The office of Zila Parishad is located in the
(A) district headquarters
(B) same district
(C) important township
(D) None of the above
Answer: district headquarters
Q11. The Municipality of Raniganj lies in which district of West Bengal ?
(A) Bankura
(B) Purulia
(C) Bardhaman
(D) Birbhum
Answer: Bardhaman
Q12. The Municipal Corporations are formed in West Bengal under which act ?
(A) Municipal Corporation Act, 1980
(B) Act of 1963
(C) Act of 1973
(D) Act of 1983
Answer: Municipal Corporation Act, 1980
Q13. The act(s) governed the rural administration of West Bengal until 1957 is/are
(A) Bengal Village Chowkidari Act, 1870
(B) Bengal Local Self-Government Act, 1885
(C) West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q14. Municipalities conduct elections after how many years ?
(A) 2
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) They do not conduct elections
Answer: 5
Q15. Gram Panchayat is formed in a village which has population more than
(A) 200
(B) 300
(C) 500
(D) 400
Answer: 300
Q16. Which of the following rivers flows in the Hooghly district of West Bengal ?
(A) Dohan
(B) Hooghly
(C) Torsa
(D) Teesta
Answer: Hooghly
Q17. Which of the following is the smallest district of West Bengal ?
(A) Birbhum
(B) Bardhaman
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bankura
Answer: Kolkata
Q18. Which of the following is the Northernmost district of West Bengal ?
(A) Bankura
(B) Howrah
(C) Birbhum
(D) Cooch Behar
Answer: Cooch Behar
Q19. Which of the following district was not in West Bengal at the time of Independence of India ?
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Howrah
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Murshidabad
Answer: Cooch Behar
Q20. The meeting of the Gram Sabha should compulsarily be hold
(A) twice in a year
(B) once in a year
(C) every six months
(D) None of these
Answer: twice in a year
Q21. The local self-government of Kolkata is
(A) The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
(B) The Kolkata Corporation (KC)
(C) The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)
(D) The Calcutta Improvement Trust (CIT)
Answer: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
Q22. The income generated from taxing is controlled under which of the following acts in the state of West Bengal ?
(A) Municipal Act
(B) State Legislative Act
(C) Income Tax Act
(D) Municipal Corporation Act
Answer: Municipal Act
Q23. The Government of West Bengal introduced a three tier system by the Panchayat Act of
(A) 1975
(B) 1978
(C) 1973
(D) 1980
Answer: 1973
Q24. The Government of West Bengal introduce four type Panchayati Raj System which included Gram Panchayat, Anchal Panchayat, Anchalik Parishad and
(A) Zila Parishad
(B) Panchayat Samiti
(C) Gram Sabha
(D) None of these
Answer: Zila Parishad
Q25. The earliest law of local self-government for Bengal was the Bengal Village Chowkidari Act of
(A) 1870
(B) 1871
(C) 1872
(D) 1875
Answer: 1870
Q26. The district that contains the highest number of Municipalities is
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) West Midnapore
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Jalpaiguri
Answer: North 24 Parganas
Q27. The Block Development Officer (BDO) functions at which tier of the local self-government in West Bengal ?
(A) First tier
(B) Second tier
(C) Third tier
(D) None of these
Answer: Second tier
Q28. The Bengal Self-Government Act III built up three classes of Local authorities, viz, the District Board, the local Board and the
(A) Union Committee
(B) Gram Sabha
(C) Gram Panchayat
(D) None of these
Answer: Union Committee
Q29. The Bengal Local Self-Government Act III, 1885 was passed by
(A) Lord Dalhousie
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lt. Governor Sir Ashley Eden
(D) None of the above
Answer: Lt. Governor Sir Ashley Eden
Q30. Sarba mangla temple is in
(A) East Bardhaman
(B) West Bardhaman
(C) Kolkata
(D) Hooghly
Answer: East Bardhaman
Q31. Singalia National Park is in
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Alipurduar
(D) Kalimpong
Answer: Darjeeling
Q32. The district of Hooghly was formed in
(A) 1795
(B) 1875
(C) 1900
(D) 1990
Answer: 1795
Q33. The East India Company started developing Calcutta as a Presidency city is
(A) 1690
(B) 1695
(C) 1699
(D) 1707
Answer: 1699
Q34. The sub-division(s) of Purulia is/are
(A) Purulia Sadar
(B) Jhalda
(C) Raghunathpur
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q35. The sub-divisions of Murshidabad district are
(A) Behrampore, Lal Bagh
(B) Kandi, Jangipur
(C) Kandi, Domkal
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q36. West Midnapore was formed in
(A) 2002
(B) 2004
(C) 2010
(D) 2016
Answer: 2002
Q37. When was Dinajpur district divided between North and South Dinajpur ?
(A) 1st April, 1992
(B) 1st April, 1995
(C) 2nd May, 1990
(D) None of these
Answer: 1st April, 1992
Q38. Sajnekhali Bird Sanctuary is in
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) Hooghly
(D) None of the above
Answer: South 24 Parganas
Q39. Raiganj Bird Sanctuary, famous for migratory birds is situated in
(A) Malda
(B) North Dinajpur
(C) South Dinajpur
(D) None of these
Answer: North Dinajpur
Q40. North 24 Parganas was created on
(A) 1st March, 1986
(B) 1st March, 1985
(C) 10th March, 1980
(D) None of the above
Answer: 1st March, 1986
Q41. Nanoor, the birth place of poet Chandidas is in
(A) East Bardhaman
(B) West Bardhaman
(C) Birbhum
(D) Purulia
Answer: Birbhum
Q42. Name the district of West Bengal which has international border with Bhutan in the North and Bangladesh in the South.
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Jalpaiguri
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) Alipurduar
Answer: Jalpaiguri
Q43. Mayapur is famous for ISCON temple. It is in
(A) Nadia
(B) Murshidabad
(C) Jhargram
(D) Bankura
Answer: Nadia
Q44. Mandarmani beach is in
(A) East Midnapore
(B) West Midnapore
(C) South 24 Parganas
(D) Both A and B
Answer: East Midnapore
Q45. Kalimpong district was formed in the year
(A) 2010
(B) 2012
(C) 2015
(D) 2017
Answer: 2017
Q46. Jhargram district was formed on
(A) 5th April, 2018
(B) 4th April, 2017
(C) 4th April, 1970
(D) None of the above
Answer: 4th April, 2017
Q47. Hazarduari Palace is in
(A) Birbhum
(B) Malda
(C) Bankura
(D) Murshidabad
Answer: Murshidabad
Q48. Gorubathan sub-division is in
(A) Kalimpong district
(B) Darjeeling district
(C) Alipurduar district
(D) None of the above
Answer: Kalimpong district
Q49. Famous Hangseshwari temple is in
(A) Howrah
(B) Hooghly
(C) Birbhum
(D) Bankura
Answer: Hooghly
Q50. Famous for Terracotta temples Bishnupur is a sub-divisional town in
(A) Bankura
(B) Birbhum
(C) Purulia
(D) None of the above
Answer: Bankura
Q51. East Bardhaman district was formed in the year
(A) 2017
(B) 2011
(C) 2010
(D) 2015
Answer: 2017
Q52. Dinhata and Mathabhanga are sub-divisions of
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Jalpaiguri
(C) South Dinajpur
(D) North Dinajpur
Answer: Cooch Behar
Q53. Darjeeling is famous for
(A) wheat
(B) pulses
(C) tea
(D) jute
Answer: tea
Q54. Buxa Tiger Reserve is in
(A) Alipurduar
(B) Cooch Behar
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) Siliguri
Answer: Alipurduar
Q55. Barosona Mosque, Dakhil Darwaja, Kadam Rosul Mosque are situated in
(A) Pandua
(B) Adina
(C) Gaur
(D) None of these
Answer: Gaur
Q56. Baranti is in
(A) Bankura
(B) Birbhum
(C) Purulia
(D) Murshidabad
Answer: Purulia
Q57. Balurghat is in
(A) Cooch Behar
(B) Malda
(C) South Dinajpur
(D) None of these
Answer: South Dinajpur
Q58. At the time of independence (1947), West Bengal is divided into
(A) 14 districts
(B) 15 districts
(C) 18 districts
(D) 20 districts
Answer: 14 districts
Q59. Asansol is the headquarters of
(A) East Bardhaman
(B) West Bardhaman
(C) Hooghly
(D) Purulia
Answer: West Bardhaman
Q60. Andul Rajbari is in
(A) Howrah
(B) Hooghly
(C) Nadia
(D) South 24 Parganas
Answer: Howrah
Q61. Alipurduar district was formed by the British rulers in
(A) 1857
(B) 1869
(C) 1900
(D) 1915
Answer: 1869
Q62. Alipurduar district was carved out from Jalpaiguri in
(A) 1995
(B) 2000
(C) 2005
(D) 2014
Answer: 2014
Q63. Adyapith temple is in
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) Hooghly
(D) None of the above
Answer: North 24 Parganas
Q64. Who was the founder of Adyapith and when was it established ?
(A) Shri Anand Thakur in 1915
(B) Ramkrishnadev in 1910
(C) Swami Vivekananda in 1900
(D) None of the above
Answer: Shri Anand Thakur in 1915
Q65. Who built the famous Adina Mosque in Bengal ?
(A) Iliyas Shah
(B) Sikandar Shah
(C) Azam Shah
(D) Hamza Shah
Answer: Sikandar Shah
Q66. Which sea beach of West Bengal is famous for a dense forest of tamarisk tree ?
(A) Shankarpur beach
(B) Tajpur beach
(C) Mandanmoni beach
(D) None of these
Answer: Tajpur beach
Q67. Which is one of the 51 Shaktipithas in Kolkata ?
(A) Kamakshy temple
(B) Dakshineswar temple
(C) Kalighat temple
(D) None of the above
Answer: Kalighat temple
Q68. Which hill station of West Bengal is proximate to the high altitude mountain passes of Nathu La and Jalep La ?
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Kalimpong
(C) Kurseong
(D) Samsing
Answer: Kalimpong
Q69. Which hill station of West Bengal is known as the ‘Land of White Orchids’ ?
(A) Kalimpong
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Mirik
(D) Kurseong
Answer: Kurseong
Q70. Which hill station is known as the resting place of Lord Rama and Sita in West Bengal ?
(A) Ajodhya hills
(B) Susnia hills
(C) Rimbick
(D) None of these
Answer: Ajodhya hills
Q71. Which hill station in West Bengal is known as ‘Queen of hill stations’.
(A) Kalimpong
(B) Karseong
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Siliguri
Answer: Darjeeling
Q72. Which hill is famous as an archaeological and fossil site ?
(A) Ajodhya hills
(B) Maklu range
(C) Susnia hills
(D) None of these
Answer: Susnia hills
Q73. Where is the Jorasanko Thakur Bari (ancestral home of Tagore) located ?
(A) South Kolkata
(B) Outskirts of Kolkata
(C) North Kolkata
(D) East Kolkata
Answer: North Kolkata
Q74. Where is Neora Valley National Park situated ?
(A) Kalimpong
(B) Kurseong
(C) Samsing
(D) Darjeeling
Answer: Samsing
Q75. Where is famous Baneswan Shiva temple situated ?
(A) Bardhaman
(B) Bankura
(C) Cooch Behar
(D) None of the above
Answer: Cooch Behar
Q76. When was Fort William built ?
(A) 1696
(B) 1758
(C) 1760
(D) 1770
Answer: 1696
Q77. When was Dakshineswar Kali temple established ?
(A) 1843
(B) 1855
(C) 1850
(D) 1830
Answer: 1855
Q78. What was the capital of Siraj-ud-Daulah ?
(A) Murshidabad
(B) Gaur
(C) Bardhaman
(D) None of these
Answer: Murshidabad
Q79. What is the other name of Gaur city ?
(A) Lakhnauti
(B) Gauda
(C) Malda
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Answer: Both (A) and (B)
Q80. What is birthplace of Ma Sarada ?
(A) Adyapith
(B) Jairambati
(C) Kamarpukur
(D) Tarkeswar
Answer: Jairambati
Q81. Victoria Memorial was built between
(A) 1906-1910
(B) 1906-1921
(C) 1900-1910
(D) None of the above
Answer: 1906-1921
Q82. Tiger Hill is located in
(A) Ghoom
(B) Pedong
(C) Takdah
(D) Sonada
Answer: Ghoom
Q83. The renowned white sand beach specially known for migratory birds is
(A) Junput beach
(B) Freserganj beach
(C) Shankarpur beach
(D) None of the above
Answer: Freserganj beach
Q84. The other name of Gauda is
(A) Malda
(B) Barendra Bhumi
(C) Lakhnauti
(D) None of these
Answer: Lakhnauti
Q85. The Digha Beach of West Bengal is the most famous beach of the state. Lord Hastings referred it as
(A) Pride of Bengal
(B) Brighton of the East
(C) Pearl of Bengal
(D) Diamond of East
Answer: Brighton of the East
Q86. The deity of Shwetambar Jain temple of Kolkata is
(A) Mahavir
(B) Rishavdev
(C) Lord Shitalnathji
(D) None of them
Answer: Lord Shitalnathji
Q87. The Asiatic Society of Bengal Academy of Fine Arts was established in the year
(A) 1933
(B) 1784
(C) 1820
(D) 1937
Answer: 1784
Q88. Tarakeswar temple is situated in
(A) Hooghly
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bardhaman
(D) None of them
Answer: Hooghly
Q89. Tagore Memorial Museum in Darjeeling district is located at
(A) Kalimpong
(B) Kurseong
(C) Sonada
(D) None of the above
Answer: Kalimpong
Q90. Sumendu lake is in
(A) Lava
(B) Samsing
(C) Sandakphu
(D) Mirik
Answer: Mirik
Q91. Stone temples of Pakbira was found in
(A) Purulia district
(B) Bankura district
(C) Bardhaman district
(D) None of these
Answer: Purulia district
Q92. Sarbamangala temple of Bardhaman was built by Raja ?
(A) Kirtichand
(B) Jaychand
(C) Dhyanchand
(D) None of them
Answer: Kirtichand
Q93. Rishi Bankim Library and Museum is situated in
(A) Hooghly
(B) Kolkata
(C) The ancestral house of the author
(D) Siliguri
Answer: The ancestral house of the author
Q94. Rabindranath founded ‘Patha Bhavan’ at Shantiniketan in
(A) Birbhum district
(B) Bardhaman district
(C) Bankura district
(D) None of the above
Answer: Birbhum district
Q95. Rabindra Bharati Museum is located in
(A) Shantiniketan
(B) Park Street
(C) Ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore
(D) None of these
Answer: Ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore
Q96. Netaji Museum is owned and managed by
(A) State Government
(B) Central Government
(C) Netaji Research Bureau
(D) None of the above
Answer: Netaji Research Bureau
Q97. Name two mountain hamlets in Darjeeling district which are combinedly visited by the tourists.
(A) Lava and Loleygaon
(B) Samsing and Mirik
(C) Kalimpong and Kurseong
(D) None of the above
Answer: Lava and Loleygaon
Q98. Name the place from where the famous Darjeeling Himalayan railway has started
(A) Samsing
(B) Siliguri
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Mirik
Answer: Siliguri
Q99. Name the longest driveable beach in India which is believed to be in West Bengal
(A) Mandarmoni beach
(B) Tajpur beach
(C) Digha beach
(D) None of the above
Answer: Mandarmoni beach
Q100. Name the folk arts and Crafts museum located in Kolkata.
(A) Birla Academy of Fine Arts
(B) Ethnographic Museum
(C) Gurusaday Museum
(D) None of the above
Answer: Gurusaday Museum