West Bengal GK

Question Consider the following statements about Bankim Puruskar.1. Highest award in Bengali Fiction 2. Instituted in 1975 3. First award to Satinath Bhaduri Which is not associated with the award? Type multiple_choice Option 1 incorrect Option 2 incorrect Option 3 correct Option All of these incorrect Solution Bankim Puraskar is the highest award given by […]

Question First Vidyasagar Puraskar (1980) was won by Type multiple_choice Option Annada Shankar Roy incorrect Option Lila Majumdar incorrect Option Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay incorrect Option Both (A) and (B) correct Solution First Vidyasagar Puraskar (1980) was won by Annada Shankar Roy and Lila Majumdar.

Question Name the author who got Sahitya Akademi Award in 1957 for his book ‘Sagar Theke Phera’. Type multiple_choice Option Premendra Mitra correct Option Subhash Mukhopadhyay incorrect Option Jibanananda Das incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution Premendra Mitra was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1957 for his notable work, ‘Sagar Theke

Question Name the filmmaker who got ‘Bharat Ratna Award’ in 1992. Type multiple_choice Option Mrinal Sen incorrect Option Satyajit Roy correct Option Tapan Sinha incorrect Option Ritwik Ghatak incorrect Solution In 1992, the esteemed filmmaker Satyajit Ray was honored with the Bharat Ratna Award, the highest civilian award in India.

Question Nazrul Award is given to honour the work of artists for spreading the work of Nazrul among the masses by the Type multiple_choice Option Nazrul Akademy incorrect Option University of Calcutta correct Option State Government incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution The University of Calcutta bestows the Nazrul Award to acknowledge and

Question Satyendra Memorial Award is given to the writers for contribution to Type multiple_choice Option Bengali Literature incorrect Option Bengali Science Literature correct Option Literature on Social Science incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution The Satyendra Memorial Award is presented to writers who have made significant contributions to Bengali Science Literature, with a

Question The famous Bankim Puraskar was constituted in the year ……….. in the name of ………….. . Type multiple_choice Option 1975, Bankim Chandra incorrect Option 1970, Bankim Chandra incorrect Option 1975, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay correct Option None of the above incorrect Solution The renowned Bankim Puraskar award was established in 1975 to honor the memory

Question The first recipient of Ananda Puraskar was Type multiple_choice Option Taslima Nasreen correct Option Subhash Mukhopadhyay incorrect Option Nirendranath Chakravarty incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution Taslima Nasrin was bestowed with the inaugural Ananda Puraskar in the year 2000 for her captivating autobiography titled ‘Amar Meyebela’.

Question The first recipient of Jnanpith Award from West Bengal in 1966 was Type multiple_choice Option Tarashankar Bandopadhyay correct Option Ashapoorna Devi incorrect Option Mahasweta Devi incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution The first recipient of Jnanpith Award from West Bengal in 1966 was Tarashankar Bandopadhyay.

Question The first recipient of Padma Bhushan Award in West Bengal was Jnan Chandra Ghosh for his contribution in the field of Type multiple_choice Option Civil Service incorrect Option Science and Engineering correct Option Arts incorrect Option Social Work incorrect Solution Jnan Chandra Ghosh was honored as the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award