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41
Which one is the highest peak of West Bengal
[A]
Sandakfu
[B]
Falut
[C]
Sabargram
[D]
Rachela Danda
42
In which year, Chandannagar was integrated into West Bengal
[A]
1954
[B]
1950
[C]
1947
[D]
1948
43
In which year the Bengal famine happened
[A]
1943
[B]
1946
[C]
1939
[D]
1940
44
Who served as the last British Governor of Bengal during British Raj in India
[A]
Sir Frederick Burrows
[B]
Sir Richard Casey
[C]
John Arthur Herbert
[D]
Sir John Anderson
Answer: Sir Frederick Burrows
45
Who was the first Sultan of Bengal
[A]
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
[B]
Alauddin Firuz Shah I
[C]
Saifuddin Hamza Shah
[D]
Sikandar Shah
Answer: Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
46
Bengali is the _______ most spoken native language in the world
[A]
7th
[B]
9th
[C]
5th
[D]
8th
47
Total number of districts in West Bengal is
[A]
27
[B]
21
[C]
23
[D]
25
48
Kolkata is the _______ largest city in India
[A]
9th
[B]
7th
[C]
3rd
[D]
5th
49
Total number of Indian States with which West Bengal shares its borders
50
West bengal is the ______ populous state in India
[A]
6th
[B]
4th
[C]
2nd
[D]
3rd
51
Which one is the first Bengali feature film
[A]
Billwamangal
[B]
Maya
[C]
Jamai Shashthi
[D]
Dena Paona
52
Which one is the first Bengali Film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film
[A]
Apur Sansar
[B]
Sagar Sangamey
[C]
Pather Panchali
[D]
Kabuliwala
53
In which year the Princely State of Koch Bihar merged with West Bengal
[A]
1950
[B]
1949
[C]
1947
[D]
1948
54
Which one is the largest district by population in West Bengal
[A]
Hooghly
[B]
Bardhaman
[C]
North 24 Parganas
[D]
Murshidabad
Answer: North 24 Parganas
55
Who had written the play 'Nil Darpan' based on plight of indigo farmers in West Bengal
[A]
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
[B]
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
[C]
Dinabandhu Mitra
[D]
Maladhar Basu
56
In which year Mihir Sen cross the English Channel
[A]
1959
[B]
1962
[C]
1957
[D]
1960
57
Who was the captain of Indian football team when won the Gold Medal in the 1951 Asian Games
[A]
Pradip Kumar Banerjee
[B]
Shailen Manna
[C]
Krishanu Dey
[D]
Chuni Goswami
58
In which year Sundarbans National Park is designated as World Heritage Site
[A]
1992
[B]
1983
[C]
1987
[D]
1989
59
When the first ODI was held in Eden Gardens
[A]
1987
[B]
1986
[C]
1985
[D]
1982
60
The Indian Science Congress Association is started in the year
[A]
1914
[B]
1928
[C]
1901
[D]
1921
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