Top 20 GK Question on Element, Metal and Compound for Govt Exam

1. The filament of an electric bulb is made of ?

        A. Iron 

        B. Nichrome

        C. Tungsten              👈 Correct Answer

        D. Graphite

 

Top 100 GK Question on West Bengal and General Knowledge quiz

1. In which year, Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time

1. A. 1971     
2. B. 1975      
3. C. 1977        Correct Answer
4. D. 1980      

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   The construction of Victoria Memorial was completed in the year

1. A. 1903     
2. B. 1906      
3. C. 1917      
4. D. 1921        Correct Answer

3.  

    

   Who is known as the the last independent Nawab of Bengal

1. A. Mir Jafar     
2. B. Siraj ud-Daulah        Correct Answer
3. C. Sarfaraz Khan      
4. D. None of the above      

4.  

    

   Which viceroy of India, declared the Bengal Partition in 1905

1. A. Lord Curzon       Correct Answer
2. B. Lord Irwin      
3. C. Lord Ripon      
4. D. Lord Canning      

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   Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal

1. A. Bidhan Chandra Roy     
2. B. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh        Correct Answer
3. C. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee      
4. D. Jyoti Basu      

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   The Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology was established in the year

1. A. 1947     
2. B. 1951        Correct Answer
3. C. 1955      
4. D. 1962      

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   In which year, the capital of India is shifted from Kolkata to Delhi

1. A. 1901     
2. B. 1907      
3. C. 1911        Correct Answer
4. D. 1917      

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   The novel Parineeta was written by

1. A. Rabindranath Tagore     
2. B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay        Correct Answer
3. C. Satyajit Ray      
4. D. Syed Mujtaba Ali      

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   In India, West Bengal is the largest producer of

1. A. Wheat     
2. B. Rice        Correct Answer
3. C. Barley      
4. D. Mango      

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    Total number of Districts in West Bengal is

1. A. 14     
2. B. 16      
3. C. 19      
4. D. 20        Correct Answer

11.  

     

    In India, Doctors' Day is celebrated on the memory of Bidhan Chandra Roy on

1. A. 22nd January     
2. B. 1st April      
3. C. 1st July        Correct Answer
4. D. 28th August      

12.  

     

    The Kolkata Metro service was started from the year

1. A. 1978     
2. B. 1981      
3. C. 1984        Correct Answer
4. D. 1985      

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    From the below, which state did not share its border with West Bengal

1. A. Assam     
2. B. Odisha      
3. C. Bihar      
4. D. Meghalaya        Correct Answer

14.  

     

    Who is known as the Father of the Bengali renaissance

1. A. Dadabhai Naoroji     
2. B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar      
3. C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy        Correct Answer
4. D. Debendranath Tagore      

15.  

     

    The famous novel Devdas was written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in the year

1. A. 1905     
2. B. 1912      
3. C. 1915      
4. D. 1917        Correct Answer

16.  

     

    Who is known as the founder of Indian Statistical Institute

1. A. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis       Correct Answer
2. B. Bidhan Chandra Roy      
3. C. Meghnad Saha      
4. D. Jagdish Chandra Bose      

17.  

     

    Which one National Park from West Bengal is also under UNESCO World Heritage Site

1. A. Neora Valley National Park     
2. B. Buxa Tiger Reserve      
3. C. Sundarbans National Park        Correct Answer
4. D. Singalila National Park      

18.  

     

    Which one is the largest district by area wise in West Bengal

1. A. South 24 Parganas       Correct Answer
2. B. Barddhaman      
3. C. Bankura      
4. D. Puruliya      

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    The Anandabazar Patrika was first published in the year

1. A. 1912     
2. B. 1922        Correct Answer
3. C. 1925      
4. D. 1937      

20.  

     

    The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year

1. A. 1736     
2. B. 1757        Correct Answer
3. C. 1780      
4. D. 1832      

21.  

     

    Who is the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel twice

1. A. Bula Choudhury       Correct Answer
2. B. Arati Saha      
3. C. Poulomi Ghatak      
4. D. Ankita Das      

22.  

     

    In which year, the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Rabindranath Tagore

1. A. 1903     
2. B. 1913        Correct Answer
3. C. 1915      
4. D. 1917      

23.  

     

    In which year the Howrah Bridge was opened for public

1. A. 1935     
2. B. 1943        Correct Answer
3. C. 1945      
4. D. 1951      

24.  

     

    In which year the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is recognised as World Heritage Site by UNESCO

1. A. 1984     
2. B. 1992      
3. C. 1997      
4. D. 1999        Correct Answer

25.  

     

    Who is the The first Chancellor of Calcutta University

1. A. Sir James William Colvile     
2. B. Joddu Nath Bose      
3. C. Lord Canning        Correct Answer
4. D. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay      

26.  

     

    Satyajit Ray's first film, Pather Panchali was released in the year

1. A. 1951     
2. B. 1955        Correct Answer
3. C. 1958      
4. D. 1962      

27.  

     

    The University of Calcutta was founded in

1. A. 1850     
2. B. 1857        Correct Answer
3. C. 1890      
4. D. 1901      

28.  

     

    Who was the first person from West Bengal to win Bharat Ratna Award

1. A. Aruna Asaf Ali     
2. B. Ravi Shankar      
3. C. Satyajit Ray      
4. D. Bidhan Chandra Roy        Correct Answer

29.  

     

    In which year the construction of Vidyasagar Setu was completed

1. A. 1985     
2. B. 1989      
3. C. 1990      
4. D. 1992        Correct Answer

30.  

     

    India's first pharmaceutical company Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals was established by

1. A. Surendranath Bose     
2. B. Meghnad Saha      
3. C. Satyendra Nath Bose      
4. D. Prafulla Chandra Roy        Correct Answer

31.  

     

    The University of Calcutta was founded in

1. A. 1850     
2. B. 1857        Correct Answer
3. C. 1890      
4. D. 1901      

32.  

     

    Who was the first person from West Bengal to win Bharat Ratna Award

1. A. Aruna Asaf Ali     
2. B. Ravi Shankar      
3. C. Satyajit Ray      
4. D. Bidhan Chandra Roy        Correct Answer

33.  

     

    In which year the construction of Vidyasagar Setu was completed

1. A. 1985     
2. B. 1989      
3. C. 1990      
4. D. 1992        Correct Answer

34.  

     

    India's first pharmaceutical company Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals was established by

1. A. Surendranath Bose     
2. B. Meghnad Saha      
3. C. Satyendra Nath Bose      
4. D. Prafulla Chandra Roy        Correct Answer

35.  

     

    Total number of pins in a traditional parallel port is

1. A. 5     
2. B. 14      
3. C. 25        Correct Answer
4. D. 27      

36.  

     

    The default page size for word document is

1. A. Letter     
2. B. Legal      
3. C. A4        Correct Answer
4. D. A3      

37.  

     

    Which one is a direct entry input device?

1. A. Key-to-doskette     
2. B. Mouse        Correct Answer
3. C. Punched card      
4. D. Computer Terminal