west bengal gk

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

Question Who was the first Bengali person to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1954? Type multiple_choice Option Alok Sarkar incorrect Option Subodh Sarkar incorrect Option Subrata Mukherjee incorrect Option Jibanananda Das correct Solution Jibanananda das was the first Bengali person to receive the Sahitya Akamemi Award in 1955 for his poetry book ‘Shreshtha Kavita’.

Question Who was the first recipient of Banga Bibhushan Award? Type multiple_choice Option Amala Shankar correct Option Girija Shankar Roy incorrect Option Saumitra Chatterjee incorrect Option Samresh Majumdar incorrect Solution In 2011, Amala Shankar became the inaugural recipient of the prestigious Banga Bibhushan Award, recognizing her significant contributions and achievements.

Question …………… became an international Master at the age of 16 and a grandmaster at the age of 19. Type multiple_choice Option Dibyendu Barua incorrect Option Surya Sekhar Ganguly correct Option Bula Choudhary incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution Surya Shekhar Ganguly achieved the remarkable feat of becoming an international chess Master at

Question …………… is considered as the best doubles and mixed doubles player of all time. Type multiple_choice Option Leander Paes correct Option Sania Mirza incorrect Option Mahesh Bhupati incorrect Option Martina Hingis incorrect Solution Leander Paes, a source of immense pride for Indian tennis, has secured an impressive record of 8 doubles and 10 mixed

Question Arati Shah became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in the year Type multiple_choice Option 1959 correct Option 1960 incorrect Option 1961 incorrect Option 1962 incorrect Solution Arati Saha, a remarkable long-distance swimmer, drew inspiration from Mihir Sen as she embarked on her journey to cross the English Channel in