West Bengal GK

Question Who was the first Governor of West Bengal Type multiple_choice Option Shekhar Dutta incorrect Option Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari correct Option Padmaja Naidu incorrect Option D. Y. Patil incorrect Solution Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, appointed on 15th August 1947, became the inaugural Governor of West Bengal.

Question Amrita Bazar Patrika group started which other newspaper from West Bengal in 1937? Type multiple_choice Option Jugantar correct Option Tattobodhini incorrect Option Som Prakash incorrect Option Bengalee incorrect Solution In 1937, the Amrita Bazar Patrika group launched the Bengali newspaper ‘Jugantar’ from West Bengal.

Question Apart from Bengali and English which other language newspapers were also published for the first time from West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option Urdu and Oriya incorrect Option Hindi and Assamese incorrect Option Urdu and Assamese incorrect Option Hindi and Urdu correct Solution Under the patronage of Raja Rammohan Roy, the inaugural Urdu newspaper ‘Mirat-ul-Akhbaar’

Question Balurghat radio station is located in which district of West Bengal? Type multiple_choice Option South 24 Parganas incorrect Option West Midnapore incorrect Option South Dinajpur correct Option Hooghly incorrect Solution In the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Basanti radio station is situated. The Midnapore radio station is located in the West Midnapore

Question Bengali Little Magazine Movement is believed to start with the starting of which popular magazine? Type multiple_choice Option Krittibas incorrect Option Kallol correct Option Sandesh incorrect Option Kaurab incorrect Solution The inception of the renowned magazine ‘Kallol’ marked the initiation of the Bengali Little Magazine Movement. This movement saw the emergence of magazines that

Question DD Bangla telecasts programs in regional language other than Bengali? Type multiple_choice Option Punjabi incorrect Option Santhali correct Option Bhojpuri incorrect Option Gujrati incorrect Solution Doordarshan Bangla broadcasts programs in multiple languages including Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Santhali.

Question General Post Office at Kolkata was part of which British structure? Type multiple_choice Option Dalhousie Square incorrect Option Fort William correct Option Victoria Memorial incorrect Option Postal Museum incorrect Solution Originally, the General Post Office (GPO) was incorporated within the premises of Fort William. However, presently, the GPO is situated in B.B.D Bagh, formerly

Question In which Samachar Darpan i.e. first Bengali language newspaper was started? Type multiple_choice Option 1920 incorrect Option 1818 correct Option 1790 incorrect Option 1856 incorrect Solution On 23rd May 1818, Samachar Darpan, the first Bengali newspaper, was launched, marking a significant milestone. It proudly held the distinction of being India’s inaugural non-English newspaper.

Question Kolkata radio station was the …………… station set up in India? Type multiple_choice Option Second correct Option First incorrect Option Third incorrect Option Fifth incorrect Solution On 26th August 1927, Kolkata became the second city, following Mumbai, to establish a radio station.

Option a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2 incorrect Option a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 correct Option a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2 incorrect Option a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 incorrect Solution Desh is a magazine that is published in West Bengal, providing diverse content and insights. Matir Khata is an agriculture-focused web portal that bridges the gap between farmers in rural