Answer: 1999 Explanation: Policy Circulars on Railway Heritage Preservations. Indian Railways is the proud owner of four UNESCO accorded World Heritage Sites namely Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999), Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005), Kalka Shimla Railway (2008) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai (2004).
Answer: South Twenty Four Parganas is the largest district of west bengal covering area of 9960 km² while Kolkata is the smallest district of west bengal covering area of 185 km².
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Answer: 1992 Explanation: The Hooghly River Bridge Commission (HRBC) was responsible for the commissioning operations of the bridge. Construction began on 3 July 1979, and the bridge was commissioned on 10 October 1992 by the Hooghly River Bridge Commission.
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Answer: 1943 Explanation: The Howrah Bridge is a balanced cantilever bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the cities of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta).
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Answer: Sundarbans National Park Explanation: The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India’s Sundarbans World Heritage site inscribed in 1987.
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Answer: Bidhan Chandra Roy Explanation: First Bengali to be awarded the Bharat Ratna was Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961. He was an eminent Indian physician and a freedom fighter. He served as the 2nd CM of West Bengal from 1948 to 1962. His birthday (1 July) is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day in India.
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Answer: 1913 Explanation: Poet Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali published in London in 1912.
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Answer: Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Explanation: Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a public university which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in Presidency College, Kolkata. Established in 1931, this unique institution of India
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Answer: Prafulla Chandra Roy Explanation: Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd.(BCPW) precursor of the present company, BENGAL CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.(BCPL) was established in 1901 by Acharya P.C. Ray, renowned scientist. It was the first Indian Company for production of quality Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Home Products with indigenous technology with the objective to
