West Bengal GK Questions
Q181. Who is also known as 'The Maker of Modern West Bengal'
(A) Jyoti Basu
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bidhan Chandra Roy
(D) Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
Answer: (C) Bidhan Chandra Roy
Q182. In which year, Subhas Chandra Bose was elected as the Mayor of Calcutta
(A) 1928
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1935
Answer: (B) 1930
Q183. In which year, Calcutta is renamed as Kolkata
(A) 1997
(B) 1999
(C) 2001
(D) 2003
Answer: (C) 2001
Q184. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the _____ most populous city in India
(A) 4th
(B) 5th
(C) 6th
(D) 7th
Answer: (D) 7th
Q185. Who was the founder President of the Calcutta Mathematical Society
(A) Prof. C. E. Cullis
(B) Prof. Gauri Sankar Dey
(C) Sir Asutosh Mookerjee
(D) Sir Gurudas Banerjee
Answer: (C) Sir Asutosh Mookerjee
Q186. The Indian Sundarban is declared as "Ramsar site" in
(A) 2007
(B) 2012
(C) 2017
(D) 2019
Answer: (D) 2019
Q187. Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 for Bengali language
(A) Bratya Basu
(B) Subimal Mishra
(C) Arjun Bandopadhyay
(D) Amitava Praharaj
Answer: (A) Bratya Basu
Q187. 'Rosogolla Dibas' in West Bengal is celebrated on
(A) 6th November
(B) 10th November
(C) 14th November
(D) 26th November
Answer: (C) 14th November
Q188. Who was awarded with O.Henry prize in the year 2022
(A) Aveek Sarkar
(B) Amar Mitra
(C) Joy Goswami
(D) Haripada Datta
Answer: (B) Amar Mitra
Q189. Who wrote the famous novel "Kapalkundala"
(A) Abanindranath Tagore
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee