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Which Governor General of India setup the National Library of India in Kolkata
[A]
Warren Hastings
[B]
Lord Curzon
[C]
Lord Chelmsford
[D]
Lord Minto
(22)
Who was the first Indian Librarian in National Library of India
[A]
Harinath De
[B]
K.M. Asadulla
[C]
B.S. Kesavan
[D]
D.R. Kalia
(23)
When the first electric tramcar was started in Kolkata
[A]
1902
[B]
1918
[C]
1883
[D]
1896
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Who was the author of the first Bengali novel "Durgeshnondini"
[A]
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
[B]
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
[C]
Satyajit Ray
[D]
Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
(25)
The first newspaper of India Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in
[A]
1823
[B]
1788
[C]
1780
[D]
1818
(26)
Which one is the first newspaper published in bengali language
[A]
Samachar Darpan
[B]
Tattobodhini
[C]
Sambad Pravakar
[D]
Digdarshan
(27)
Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was published in the year
[A]
1895
[B]
1886
[C]
1882
[D]
1889
(28)
Who had written the Meghnad Badh Kavya
[A]
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
[B]
Sunil Gangopadhyay
[C]
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya
[D]
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Michael Madhusudan Dutt
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Which one is the first Bengali novel
[A]
Durgeshnandini
[B]
Shesh Prashna
[C]
Kapalkundala
[D]
Char Addhyay
(30)
Where the first factory was established by British East India Company
[A]
Siliguri
[B]
Hughli
[C]
Calcutta
[D]
Durgapur
31
The Anandabazar Patrika was first published in the year
[A]
1922
[B]
1925
[C]
1912
[D]
1937
32
In which year the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is recognised as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
[A]
1999
[B]
1997
[C]
1984
[D]
1992
33
Which one is the largest district by areawise in West Bengal
[A]
Puruliya
[B]
Barddhaman
[C]
South 24 Parganas
[D]
Bankura
Answer: South 24 Parganas
34
In which year the construction of Vidyasagar Setu was completed
[A]
1990
[B]
1992
[C]
1985
[D]
1989
35
In which year the Howrah Bridge was opened for public
[A]
1943
[B]
1951
[C]
1935
[D]
1945
36
Which one National Park from West Bengal is also under UNESCO World Heritage Site
[A]
Sundarbans National Park
[B]
Singalila National Park
[C]
Buxa Tiger Reserve
[D]
Neora Valley National Park
Answer: Sundarbans National Park
37
Who was the first person from West Bengal to win Bharat Ratna Award
[A]
Satyajit Ray
[B]
Bidhan Chandra Roy
[C]
Aruna Asaf Ali
[D]
Ravi Shankar
Answer: Bidhan Chandra Roy
38
Satyajit Ray's first film, Pather Panchali was released in the year
[A]
1962
[B]
1951
[C]
1955
[D]
1958
39
In which year, the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Rabindranath Tagore
[A]
1913
[B]
1917
[C]
1903
[D]
1915
40
Who is known as the founder of Indian Statistical Institute
[A]
Jagdish Chandra Bose
[B]
Bidhan Chandra Roy
[C]
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
[D]
Meghnad Saha
Answer: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
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