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Q1. Who invented Urea Stibamine for Kalaazar ?
(A) Upendranath Brahmachari
(B) Upendranath Brahmachari
(C) Satyendranath Bose
(D) None of them
Answer: Upendranath Brahmachari
Q2. Who founded the Ramakrishna Math and Mission ?
(A) Sister Nivedita
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Ramkrishnadeva
(D) None of them
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
Q3. Who founded the nationalist journal ‘Bande Mataram’ ?
(A) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(D) None of them
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
Q4. Who founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 ?
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Sister Nivedita
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) None of them
Answer: Mother Teresa
Q5. Who founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828 ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Debendranath Tagore
(C) Kesab Chandra Sah
(D) None of them
Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy
Q6. Who formed the Tattwabodhini Sabha ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Keshab Chandra Sen
(C) Debendranath Tagore
(D) None of them
Answer: Debendranath Tagore
Q7. Who among the following was the India’s longest serving Chief Minister ?
(A) Jatin Mukherjee
(B) Jibananda Das
(C) Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
(D) Jyoti Basu
Answer: Jyoti Basu
Q8. Which philosopher from Bengal is nicknamed as ‘Mahaprabhu’ ?
(A) Chaitanya
(B) Ramakrishna
(C) Kazi Nazrul
(D) Jibanananda Das
Answer: Chaitanya
Q9. The Home of the Pure Heart or Nirmal Hriday was founded by
(A) Sister Nivedita
(B) Rishi Aurobindo
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) None of them
Answer: Mother Teresa
Q10. The first Bengali President Pranab Mukherjee was the
(A) 12th President of India
(B) 14th President of India
(C) 11th President of India
(D) 13th President of India
Answer: 13th President of India
Q11. Satyendra Nath Bose is best known for his work on
(A) Quantum mechanics
(B) Crescograph
(C) Microwave optics
(D) None of the above
Answer: Quantum mechanics
Q12. Ramakrishna was the priest of
(A) Tarakeshwar Shiv Temple
(B) Dakshineswar Kali Temple
(C) Nabadwip Shiv Temple
(D) None of the above
Answer: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Q13. Name the personality who along with Motilal Nehru and Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy founded the Swaraj Party.
(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Chittaranjan Das
(D) None of them
Answer: Chittaranjan Das
Q14. Name the freedom fighter who is known as Bagha Jatin.
(A) Jatin Ghosh
(B) Jatindranath Mukherjee
(C) Jatin Sen
(D) None of them
Answer: Jatindranath Mukherjee
Q15. Name the author of the book, ‘The Political Economy of Hunger’ ?
(A) Irfan Habib
(B) Sumit Sarkar
(C) Amartya Sen
(D) None of them
Answer: Amartya Sen
Q16. Meghnad Saha, the astrophysicist, was best known for
(A) Chemical and physical conditions in stars
(B) Microwave optics
(C) Quantum mechanics
(D) None of the above
Answer: Chemical and physical conditions in stars
Q17. Matangini Hazra was a freedom fighter from
(A) East Midnapore
(B) Purulia
(C) Birbhum
(D) Murshidabad
Answer: East Midnapore
Q18. Khudiram Bose was
(A) a youngest revolutionary
(B) an active member of Jugantar group
(C) hanged by the British Government
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q19. Kalpana Datta was a famous revolutionary who
(A) took part in Chittagong Armoury Raid case
(B) joined the Communist Party of India
(C) married Communist leader Puran Chand Joshi
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q20. His birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day. Name the personality.
(A) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Khudiram Bose
(D) None of them
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
Q21. Chittaranjan Das is popularly known as
(A) Bangabandhu
(B) Deshbandhu
(C) Bangasakha
(D) None of them
Answer: Deshbandhu
Q22. Amartya Sen was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Economics in the year 1998 for his contribution in the field of
(A) market analysis
(B) macroeconomics
(C) welfare economics
(D) microeconomics
Answer: welfare economics
Q23. A crescograph is a device for
(A) measuring growth in plants
(B) measuring rainfall in a season
(C) measuring eye pressure
(D) None of the above
Answer: measuring growth in plants
Q24. Which department of West Bengal Government manages and runs the Yuvashree scheme ?
(A) Food and Supplies Department
(B) Education Department
(C) Labour Department
(D) None of the above
Answer: Labour Department
Q25. Which among the following schemes run by West Bengal Government was awarded the first prize at the World Forum 2017 ?
(A) Sobujshree
(B) Kanyashree
(C) Yuvashree
(D) Geetanjali
Answer: Kanyashree
Q26. When was the Kanyashree Scheme launched by the Government of West Bengal ?
(A) 1st January, 2013
(B) 1st December, 2015
(C) 1st October, 2013
(D) 15th June, 2014
Answer: 1st October, 2013
Q27. Under which scheme, the West Bengal Government distributes cycles to school students ?
(A) Utkarsh Bangla
(B) Sabuj Sathi
(C) Gati-dhara
(D) Shikshashree
Answer: Sabuj Sathi
Q28. Under the scheme of Shishu Sathi the state provides free
(A) education to all children
(B) mid-day meal to all children
(C) treatment to children who need heart surgeries
(D) None of the above
Answer: treatment to children who need heart surgeries
Q29. Under the scheme of ‘Amar Fasal Amar Gari’ farmers are provided
(A) To ensure hassle free transportation
(B) To ensure minimum post-harvest loss
(C) Financial assistance for buying rickshawvans
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q30. Name the scheme which provides training for the development of skills of the women involved in sex trade.
(A) Muktir Alo
(B) Alor Sandhane
(C) Alar Sathi
(D) None of the above
Answer: Muktir Alo
Q31. It is a multi-purpose project which provides the landless agricultural labourers five decimals of land to make house and do farming. Name the scheme of West Bengal government.
(A) Nija Griha Nija Khetra
(B) Nija Griha Nija Bhumi
(C) Nija Ghar Nija Jomi
(D) None of the above
Answer: Nija Griha Nija Bhumi
Q32. How many Shishu Aloy was opened by the State Government ?
(A) 1000 in 20 districts
(B) 500 in 10 districts
(C) 1200 in 15 districts
(D) 1500 in 20 districts
Answer: 1000 in 20 districts
Q33. How many health districts are created by the West Bengal government ?
(A) Ten
(B) Five
(C) Eight
(D) Twenty
Answer: Eight
Q34. Which among the following districts of West Bengal has zero rural population ?
(A) Hooghly
(B) Kolkata
(C) Howrah
(D) Darjeeling
Answer: Kolkata
Q35. Which among the following districts of West Bengal has the highest sex ratio ?
(A) Darjeeling
(B) Bankura
(C) Birbhum
(D) Cooch Behar
Answer: Darjeeling
Q36. Which among the following districts of West Bengal has the highest percentage of rural population ?
(A) Howrah
(B) Bankura
(C) Nadia
(D) Hooghly
Answer: Bankura
Q37. Which among the following districts of West Bengal has the highest child population ?
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) Kolkata
(D) Birbhum
Answer: South 24 Parganas
Q38. West Bengal is the ……… largest state of India.
(A) 13th
(B) 14th
(C) 12th
(D) 10th
Answer: 13th
Q39. The most populous district of West Bengal is
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Kolkata
Answer: North 24 Parganas
Q40. According to Census 2011, what is the rank of West Bengal in terms of population density ?
(A) First
(B) Third
(C) Second
(D) Fourth
Answer: Second
Q41. Which district in West Bengal has the highest forest cover ?
(A) Darjeeling
(B) South 24 Parganas
(C) Jalpaiguri
(D) West Midnapore
Answer: Jalpaiguri
Q42. Which among the following has least area under forest cover ?
(A) Coochbehar
(B) Bardhaman
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bankura
Answer: Kolkata
Q43. The on going Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Project in West Bengal is running in collaboration with which country ?
(A) Japan
(B) Germany
(C) Russia
(D) China
Answer: Japan
Q44. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway became World Heritage Site in
(A) 2001
(B) 1999
(C) 1989
(D) 2000
Answer: 1999
Q45. Which of the following statements are not related to WBSWAN satellite technology project ?
1. It was launched in 1995.
2. It is an integrated service that connects through data, voice and video.
3. It connects panchayats with districts.
(A) Only 2
(B) Only 3
(C) Only 1
(D) All of the above
Answer: Only 1
Q46. General Post Office at Kolkata was part of which British structure ?
(A) Dalhousie Square
(B) Fort William
(C) Victoria Memorial
(D) Postal Museum
Answer: Fort William
Q47. Who was the first Governor of West Bengal
(A) Shekhar Dutta
(B) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
(C) Padmaja Naidu
(D) D. Y. Patil
Answer: Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
Q48. 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
Q49. The great ruler of Sena dynasty in West Bengal who conquered the whole of Bengal in AD 1095 was
(A) Ballala Sena
(B) Vijaya Sena
(C) Keseva Sena
(D) Lakshmana Sena
Answer: Vijaya Sena
Q50. The capital of Dev dynasty was in
(A) Noakhali
(B) Comilla
(C) Chittagaung
(D) None of these
Answer: Chittagaung