West Bengal State GK Quiz
Q1. West Bengal do share its border with which country
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) Bhutan
(D) Bangladesh
Answer: (A) China
Q2. Which one is the first Bengali novel to won the Sahitya Akademi Award
(A) Nishi-Kutumba
(B) Arogya Niketan
(C) Shesh Namaskar
(D) Kolkatar Kachhei
Answer: (B) Arogya Niketan
Q3. Who is the first Bengali winners of Sahitya Akademi Award for English
(A) Niharranjan Ray
(B) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
(C) Amit Chaudhuri
(D) Bhabani Bhattacharya
Answer: (D) Bhabani Bhattacharya
Q4. The Brahmo Samaj was established in the year
(A) 1824
(B) 1828
(C) 1830
(D) 1836
Answer: (B) 1828
Q5. Who gave the title of Raja to Ram Mohan Roy
(A) Bahadur Shah I
(B) Akbar II
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: (B) Akbar II
Q6. Who is considered as the "Father of Bengali prose"
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(C) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: (D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q7. Who is the first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest
(A) Tusi Das
(B) Piyali Basak
(C) Chhanda Gain
(D) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Answer: (C) Chhanda Gain
Q8. For which film, Mrinal Sen received the first National Film Award for Best Feature Film
(A) Chorus
(B) Mrigayaa
(C) Akaler Sandhane
(D) Bhuvan Shome
Answer: (D) Bhuvan Shome
