West Bengal PSC GK Questions
Q151. As of 2020, how many times West Bengal won the Santosh trophy tournaments
(A) 22
(B) 26
(C) 32
(D) 35
Answer: (C) 32
Q152. Which footballer is also known as the "Indian Maradona"
(A) Shailen Manna
(B) Chuni Goswami
(C) Gostho Pal
(D) Krishanu Dey
Answer: (D) Krishanu Dey
Q153. Who is the first player from the Indian subcontinent to play overseas
(A) Sudip Chatterjee
(B) Subrata Paul
(C) Mohammed Salim
(D) Krishanu Dey
Answer: (C) Mohammed Salim
Q154. When Kolkata Police was formed
(A) 1866
(B) 1869
(C) 1873
(D) 1876
Answer: (A) 1866
Q155. Which King was unanimously elected to end the Matsyanyaya period in Bengal
(A) Gopala
(B) Dharmapala
(C) Devapala
(D) Shashanka
Answer: (A) Gopala
Q156. Which King was unanimously elected to end the Matsyanyaya period in Bengal
(A) Gopala
(B) Manava
(C) Devapala
(D) Shashanka
Answer: (D) Shashanka
Q157. In which year did Robert Clive come back as Governor of Bengal for the second time
(A) 1762
(B) 1764
(C) 1766
(D) 1768
Answer: (B) 1764
Q158. Who was the first vice-chancellor of the Calcutta University
(A) William Ritchie
(B) Arthur Hobhouse
(C) William Markby
(D) James William Colvile
Answer: (D) James William Colvile
Q159. The famous terracotta temples in West Bengal is located in which district
(A) Purulia district
(B) Nadia district
(C) Bankura district
(D) Jhargram district
Answer: (C) Bankura district
Q160. The name "City of Joy" was coined by
(A) Larry Collins
(B) Mark Medoff
(C) Kevin Connor
(D) Dominique Lappierre
Answer: (D) Dominique Lappierre
Q161. The Hazarduari Palace in Murshidabad was built by
(A) Ahmad Ali Khan
(B) Baber Ali Khan
(C) Mubarak Ali Khan
(D) Ashraf Ali Khan
Answer: (C) Mubarak Ali Khan
Q162. In which year, the Neora Valley was established as National Park
(A) 1986
(B) 1988
(C) 1990
(D) 1992
Answer: (A) 1986
Q163. Neora Valley National Park is located in which district
(A) Darjeeling district
(B) Jalpaiguri district
(C) Kalimpong district
(D) Bardhaman district
Answer: (C) Kalimpong district
Q164. Who wrote the first Bengali poem written in blank verse
(A) Debendranath Tagore
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Answer: (D) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Q165. Who was the first President of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishat
(A) Romesh Chunder Dutt
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Navinchandra Sen
(D) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Answer: (A) Romesh Chunder Dutt
Practice Test Exam