June 2023

Question Who was the first Indian Librarian in the National Library of India? Type multiple_choice Option B.S. Kesavan incorrect Option D.R. Kalia incorrect Option Harinath De correct Option K.M. Asadullah incorrect Solution Harinath De, born on 12th August 1877 and passing away on 30th August 1911, was an esteemed Indian historian, scholar, and linguist. His […]

Question When the first electric tramcar was started in Kolkata? Type multiple_choice Option 1883 incorrect Option 1896 incorrect Option 1902 correct Option 1918 incorrect Solution Since 1902, the electric tramcars have operated in Kolkata and they are the oldest running electric tram system in Asia.

Question Who was the author of the first Bengali novel “Durgeshnondini”? Type multiple_choice Option Satyajit Ray incorrect Option Rabindranath Tagore incorrect Option Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay incorrect Option Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay correct Solution Durgeshnandini is the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra as well as the first major Bengali novel in the history of Bengali

Question The first newspaper of India Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was published in Calcutta in: Type multiple_choice Option 1780 correct Option 1788 incorrect Option 1818 incorrect Option 1823 incorrect Solution On 29 January 1780 On 29 January 1780, India’s and Asia’s first printed newspaper ‘Hicky’s Bengal Gazette’ started its publication.

Question Which one is the first newspaper published in the Bengali language? Type multiple_choice Option Digdarshan incorrect Option Sambad Pravakar incorrect Option Tattobodhini incorrect Option Samachar Darpan correct Solution Samachar Darpa, published on 23rd May 1818 by the Baptist Missionary Society, holds the distinction of being the pioneering Bengali newspaper. This Bengali weekly paper played

Question Anandamath which was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was published in the year? Type multiple_choice Option 1882 correct Option 1886 incorrect Option 1889 incorrect Option 1895 incorrect Solution Anandamath is a Bengali historical novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1882. It is inspired by and set in the background of the

Question Who had written the Meghnad Badh Kavya? Type multiple_choice Option Sarat Chandra Chattopadhya incorrect Option Bankim Chandra Chatterjee incorrect Option Michael Madhusudan Dutt correct Option Sunil Gangopadhyay incorrect Solution Meghnad Badh Kavya is a Bengali epic poem by Michael Madhusudan Dutta. Regarded as a central work in Bengali literature and Dutta’s greatest literary work