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81
Who among the following was offered Membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris
[A]
Michael Madhusudan Dutta
[B]
Vivekanand
[C]
Raja Rammohan Roy
[D]
Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Michael Madhusudan Dutta
82
Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886
[A]
Indian National Conference
[B]
London India Society
[C]
East India Association
[D]
Indian Association
Answer: Indian Association
83
Who founded the Pagal Panth
[A]
Swami Sahajananda
[B]
Bulleh Shah
[C]
Karam Shah
[D]
Yaduvendra Singh
84
In which year Mahashweta Devi conferred with Ramon Magsaysay Award
[A]
1997
[B]
2000
[C]
1994
[D]
1996
85
Who is the first Bengali writer to received the Jnanpith Award
[A]
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
[B]
Bishnu Dey
[C]
Ashapoorna Devi
[D]
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Answer: Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
86
Jibanananda Das received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 for the poetry book
[A]
Shreshtha Kavita
[B]
Mohini Aaraal
[C]
Ghare Pherar Din
[D]
Sagar Theke Phera
87
In which year Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote the play Padmavati
[A]
1865
[B]
1860
[C]
1861
[D]
1864
88
Who had written the novel "Durgeshnandini"
[A]
Ishwar Chandra Gupta
[B]
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
[C]
Dinabandhu Mitra
[D]
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
89
For which novel, Satinath Bhaduri conferred with "Rabindra Puraskar" award
[A]
Jaagari
[B]
Ichhamati
[C]
Arogya Niketan
[D]
Hate Bazare
90
From which year the "Rabindra Puraskar" award was conferred to writers
[A]
1950
[B]
1951
[C]
1948
[D]
1949
91
Who had written the "Sri Krishna Vijaya"
[A]
Vidyapati
[B]
Krittibas Ojha
[C]
Maladhar Basu
[D]
Chandidas
92
Who is the first Woman Grandmaster of West Bengal
[A]
Nisha Mohota
[B]
Swati Mohota
[C]
Chandreyee Hajra
[D]
None of the above
93
Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of
[A]
Govindapur
[B]
Sutanuti
[C]
Kalikata
[D]
All of the above
94
A woman revolutionary who while receiving her degree at the convocation at the University of Calcutta from the Governor of Bengal shot him was
[A]
Bina Das
[B]
Leela Nag
[C]
Pritilata Waddedar
[D]
Kalpana Dutta
95
The First Bengal Peasants Party and Workers Party was organised in
[A]
1928 AD
[B]
1925 AD
[C]
1926 AD
[D]
1927 AD
96
Who started 'Jugantar'
[A]
V. D. Savarkar
[B]
Sri Aurobindo Ghose
[C]
B. G. Tilak
[D]
Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
97
The Calcutta Madrasa was established in the year
[A]
1780
[B]
1781
[C]
1775
[D]
1777
98
The Calcutta Madrasa was established by
[A]
Warren Hastings
[B]
Ram Mohan Roy
[C]
Robert Clive
[D]
William Bentinck
99
Who had written the book "Barna Porichoy"
[A]
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[B]
Rabindranath Tagore
[C]
Rajsekhar Basu
[D]
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
100
Which one is recognised as state tree of West Bengal
[A]
Blue jacaranda
[B]
Flamboyant
[C]
Bread fruit
[D]
Chatim tree
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