West Bengal GK

Question The first Sangeet Samman Award was given to which of the renowned vocalists in Bengali music? Type multiple_choice Option Pandit A.T. Kanan correct Option Pandit Jasraj incorrect Option Pandit Manas Chakraborty incorrect Option Pandit Ravishankar incorrect Solution The first Sangeet Samman Award in 1996 was given to Pandit AT Kanan, a renowned vocalist.

Question The highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna was instituted in which year? Type multiple_choice Option 1954 correct Option 1945 incorrect Option 1955 incorrect Option 1944 incorrect Solution Established in 1954, the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, is bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service or outstanding performance in their respective fields.

Question The Mahanayak Samman has been constituted for contribution in Bengali films. Which of the following personalities is it? Type multiple_choice Option Soumitra Chatterjee incorrect Option Uttam Kumar correct Option Pramothesh Barua incorrect Option Mithun Chakraborty incorrect Solution In commemoration of the death anniversary of the legendary Bengali film personality, Uttam Kumar, the Mahanayak Samman

Question The prestigious ‘Banga Bibhushan Samman Award’ was constituted by the West Bengal Government in the year Type multiple_choice Option 2007 incorrect Option 2009 incorrect Option 2011 correct Option 2012 incorrect

Question The Rabindra Smriti Puraskar is constituted by which of the following organisations? Type multiple_choice Option Uttar Bangla Academy incorrect Option Paschimbanga Bangla Akedami correct Option Bangla Sahitya Academy Award incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution The Rabindra Smriti Puraskar is overseen by the Government of West Bengal, with the Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi,

Question The second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan was given to whom in 1954 in West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Satyendranath Bose incorrect Option Nandalal Bose incorrect Option Girija Devi incorrect Option Both (A) and (B) correct Solution In West Bengal, the distinguished Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, was conferred upon Satyendranath Bose

Question What is regarded as the highest literary award in West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Rabindra Smriti Puraskar correct Option Bankim Puraskar incorrect Option Sahitya Academi Award incorrect Option Ananda Puraskar incorrect Solution The Rabindra Smriti Puraskar stands as the most prestigious literary award presented in West Bengal, honoring exceptional contributions to literature.

Question Which award is given to voluntary organisation for its science popularisation activities? Type multiple_choice Option Satyendra Memorial Award incorrect Option Jagadish Chandra Bose Award incorrect Option Meghnad Puraskar correct Option None of the above incorrect Solution The Meghnad Puraskar award is bestowed upon voluntary organizations in acknowledgment of their remarkable efforts in the field

Question Which of the following awards has been conferred by the Dover Lane Music Conference since 1996? Type multiple_choice Option Banga Bibhushan Award incorrect Option Banga Bhushan Award incorrect Option Sangeet Samman Award correct Option Jananpith Award incorrect Solution Since 1996, the Dover Lane Music Conference, situated in Kolkata, has been presenting the esteemed Sangeet

Option a-1 incorrect Option b-2 incorrect Option c-3 correct Option d-4 incorrect Solution Satinath Bhaduri received Rabindra Smriti Puraskar in 1950 for novel ‘Jaagari’. Nrisinghaprasad Bhaduri received Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016 for his essay ‘Mahabharater Astadashi’. Mahasweta Devi received Jnanpith Award in 1996 for writing in Inidan languages in the Eighth Schedule of the