WEST BENGAL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TOP 40 MCQ

Q1. In which year the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is recognised as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
(A) 1984
(B) 1992
(C) 1997
(D) 1999

Q.2 Which one is the largest district by areawise in West Bengal
(A) South 24 Parganas
(B) Barddhaman
(C) Bankura
(D) Puruliya

Q.3 In which year the construction of Vidyasagar Setu was completed
(A) 1985
(B) 1989
(C) 1990
(D) 1992

Q.4 Which one National Park from West Bengal is also under UNESCO World Heritage Site
(A) Neora Valley National Park
(B) Buxa Tiger Reserve
(C) Sundarbans National Park
(D) Singalila National Park

Q.5 Who was the first person from West Bengal to win Bharat Ratna Award
(A) Aruna Asaf Ali
(B) Ravi Shankar
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Bidhan Chandra Roy

Q.6 The University of Calcutta was founded in
(A) 1850
(B) 1857
(C) 1890
(D) 1901

 Q.7 Which one is the first Bengali novel

(A) Kapalkundala
(B) Durgeshnandini
(C) Char Addhyay
(D) Shesh Prashna

Q.8 Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was published in the year
(A) 1882
(B) 1886
(C) 1889
(D) 1895

Q.9 Which one is the first newspaper published in bengali language
(A) Digdarshan
(B) Sambad Pravakar
(C) Tattobodhini
(D) Samachar Darpan

Q.10 Which one is the largest district by population in West Bengal
(A) North 24 Parganas
(B) Bardhaman
(C) Murshidabad
(D) Hooghly

Q.11 In which year the Princely State of Koch Bihar merged with West Bengal
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950

Q.12 Total number of Indian States with which West Bengal shares its borders
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7

Q.13 Bengali is the _______ most spoken native language in the world
(A) 5th
(B) 7th
(C) 8th
(D) 9th

 Q.14 Which one is the highest peak of West Bengal

(A) Sabargram
(B) Sandakfu
(C) Falut
(D) Rachela Danda

Q.15 Calcutta High Court was established in the year
(A) 1862
(B) 1869
(C) 1876
(D) 1882

Q.16 Total number of members in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is
(A) 276
(B) 282
(C) 295
(D) 303

Q.17 Total number of Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal is
(A) 38
(B) 39
(C) 41
(D) 42

Q.18 Which one is the second planned city of India after Chandigarh
(A) Malda
(B) Baharampur
(C) Durgapur
(D) Bardhaman

Q.19 The Durgapur Steel Plant was established with the help of
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) USA
(D) UK

Q.20 In which year the Durgapur Steel Plant was established
(A) 1952
(B) 1955
(C) 1958
(D) 1960

Q.21 Total number of National Parks in West Bengal is
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7

 Q.22 Total number of wildlife sanctuaries in West Bengal is

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 17
(D) 22

Q.23 Which one is the smallest National Park by area size in West Bengal
(A) Buxa Tiger Reserve
(B) Jaldapara National Park
(C) Gorumara National Park
(D) Singalila National Park

Q.24 Which National Park has the largest population of the Indian one horned rhinoceros in West Bengal
(A) Jaldapara National Park
(B) Sundarbans National Park
(C) Singalila National Park
(D) Neora Valley National Park

Q.25 In which year, the Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as tiger reserve
(A) 1980
(B) 1983
(C) 1985
(D) 1988

Q.26 Which one is the smallest Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal
(A) Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
(B) Bibhuti Bhushan Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary

Q.27 Which one is the state animal of West Bengal
(A) Fishing cat
(B) Barasingha
(C) Spotted Deer
(D) Nilgiri tahr

Q.28 Who started 'Jugantar'
(A) Sri Aurobindo Ghose
(B) B. G. Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) V. D. Savarkar

Q.29 Jibanananda Das received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for the poetry book
(A) Ghare Pherar Din
(B) Sagar Theke Phera
(C) Shreshtha Kavita
(D) Mohini Aaraal

Q.30 In which year Mahashweta Devi conferred with Ramon Magsaysay Award
(A) 1994
(B) 1996
(C) 1997
(D) 2000

Q.31 Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Michael Madhusudan Dutta
(C) Raja Rammohan Roy
(D) Vivekanand

Q.32 West Bengal district having highest production of Tobacco is

(a) Bardwan      

(b) Maldaha       

(c) Murshidabad       

(d) Coochbehar

Q.33 The length of Farakka barrage is :

(a) 1860 metre         

(b) 2035 metre        

(c) 2240 metre        

(d) 2410 metre

Q.34 'Tilpara' irrigation canal is in :

(a) Purba Bardwan          

(b) Birbhum        

(c) Purulia       

(d) Hooghly

Q.35 With which River Valley project Massanjore Dam is associated :

 (a) Damodar       

 (b) Mayurakshi      

 (c) Farrakka        

 (d) None of these

Q.36  'Rammam' Hydro-electric project is associated with :

 (a) Darjeeling      

 (b) Jalpaiguri      

 (c) Purulia      

 (d) Bankura

Q.37 District having lowest rainfall in West Bengal is :

 (a) Purulia       

(b) Bankura       

(c) Birbhum       

(d) None of these

 Q.38  'Tarai' region of West Bengal is roughly :

 (a) High land        

 (b) Low land       

 (c) Plain land       

 (d) Alluvial land

Q.39 Which city is known as the 'Door towards Bhutan' :

 (a) Siliguri        

 (b) Jalpaiguri       

 (c) Darjeeling       

 (d) None of these

Q.40 Region named 'Diara' is associated with the district of :

 (a) Coochbehar        

 (b) Murshidabad         

 (c) Maldaha      

 (d) None of these

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