West Bengal State Quiz for Exam
Q31. Where the first factory was established by British East India Company
(A) Hughli
(B) Calcutta
(C) Durgapur
(D) Siliguri
Answer: (A) Hughli
Q32. Which one is the first Bengali novel
(A) Kapalkundala
(B) Durgeshnandini
(C) Char Addhyay
(D) Shesh Prashna
Answer: (B) Durgeshnandini
Q33. Who had written the Meghnad Badh Kavya
(A) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(D) Sunil Gangopadhyay
Answer: (C) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Q34. Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was published in the year
(A) 1882
(B) 1886
(C) 1889
(D) 1895
Answer: (A) 1882
Q35. Which one is the first newspaper published in bengali language
(A) Digdarshan
(B) Sambad Pravakar
(C) Tattobodhini
(D) Samachar Darpan
Answer: (D) Samachar Darpan
Q36. The first newspaper of India Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in
(A) 1780
(B) 1788
(C) 1818
(D) 1823
Answer: (A) 1780
Q37. Who was the author of the first Bengali novel "Durgeshnondini"
(A) Satyajit Ray
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(D) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: (D) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Q38. When the first electric tramcar was started in Kolkata
(A) 1883
(B) 1896
(C) 1902
(D) 1918
Answer: (C) 1902
Q39. Who was the first Indian Librarian in National Library of India
(A) B.S. Kesavan
(B) D.R. Kalia
(C) Harinath De
(D) K.M. Asadulla
Answer: (C) Harinath De
Q40. Which Governor General of India setup the National Library of India in Kolkata
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Chelmsford
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Warren Hastings
Answer: (A) Lord Curzon
Q41. The Indian Science Congress Association is started in the year
(A) 1901
(B) 1914
(C) 1921
(D) 1928
Answer: (B) 1914
Q42. When the first ODI was held in Eden Gardens
(A) 1982
(B) 1985
(C) 1986
(D) 1987
Answer: (D) 1987
Q43. In which year Sundarbans National Park is designated as World Heritage Site
(A) 1983
(B) 1987
(C) 1989
(D) 1992
Answer: (B) 1987
Q44. Who was the captain of Indian football team when won the Gold Medal in the 1951 Asian Games
(A) Krishanu Dey
(B) Chuni Goswami
(C) Shailen Manna
(D) Pradip Kumar Banerjee
Answer: (C) Shailen Manna
Q45. In which year Mihir Sen cross the English Channel
(A) 1957
(B) 1959
(C) 1960
(D) 1962
Answer: (B) 1959
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