Q.1.
Name the lawyer who successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh in Alipore bomb case.

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Q.2.
Mamta Banerjee founded the party All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) in

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Q.3.
Khudiram Bose was

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Q.4.
Name the freedom fighter who is known as Bagha Jatin.

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Q.5.
Name the founder(s) of five eminent cities of West Bengal, viz Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashoknagar and Habra.

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Q.6.
Name the author of the book, 'The political Economy of Hunger'.

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Q.7.
Kalpana Datta was a famous revolutionary who
Q.8.
His birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day. Name the personality.

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Q.9.
Meghnad Saha, the astrophysicist, was best known for

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Q.10.
Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute in 1931?

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Q.11.
Who founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828?

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Q.12.
Which pair is incorrect?
List-I List-II
a. Rammohan Roy 1. Tattwabodhini Sabha
b. Mother Teresa 2. Nirmal Hriday
c. Amartya Sen 3. The Argumentative India
d. Somnath Chatterjee 4. Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian

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Q.13.
The Home of the Pure Heart or Nirmal Hriday was founded by

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Q.14.
Who formed the Tattwabodhini Sabha?

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Q.15.
Who among the following was the India's longest serving Chief Minister?

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Q.16.
Which philosopher from Bengal is nicknamed as 'Mahaprabhu'?

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Q.17.
The first Bengali President Pranab Mukherjee was the

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Q.18.
Surya Sen was associated with which of the event during the Indian freedom struggle?

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Q.19.
Somnath Chatterjee was the speaker of the Lok Sabha from

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Q.20.
Who is considered as father of Bengali science fiction?

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Q.21.
Who invented Urea Stibamine for Kalaazar?

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Q.22.
Who founded the Ramakrishna Math and Mission?

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Q.23.
Who founded the nationalist journal 'Bande Mataram'?

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Q.24.
Who founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950?

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Q.25.
Who formed the 'Brahmo Samaj' in 1828 in Calcutta?

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Q.26.
Who among the following was not the active leader of the Brahmo Samaj?

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Q.27.
Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?

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Q.28.
Which movement was regarded as turning point in the history of class struggle in West Bengal?

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Q.29.
Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946?

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Q.30.
The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for

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Q.31.
The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was stared in

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Q.32.
The leader for Chittagong uprising was

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Q.33.
The infamous proposal of Partition of Bengal was introduced by which of the following Governors in October 1905?

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Q.34.
The Food Movement happened in West Bengal in

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Q.35.
Who was the inspiration behind 'Young Bengal Movement'?

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Q.36.
Who was the founder of Anushilan Samiti?

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Q.37.
Who is responsible for the introduction of civil services in India?

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Q.38.
Who founded 'Ramkrishna Mission'?

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Q.39.
Who formed the Brahmo Samaj of India in 1866?

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Q.40.
In West Bengal 'Rarh' is a physiographic region, part of which can be found in the district of

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Q.41.
Highest peak of West Bengal belongs to which of the following mountain ranges?

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Q.42.
Find the incorrect pair
List-I List-II
a. Western plateau 1. Purulia
b. Sandy Coastal plain 2. South 24 Parganas
c. Northern mountain 3. Darjeeling
d. Active Delta plain 4. North 24 Parganas

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Q.43.
Famous places like Darjeeling and Kalimpong lie in which region of West Bengal?

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Q.44.
The Sundarbans Plains lies in which part of West Bengal?

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Q.45.
The Singalila range is located along the border of

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Q.46.
By what name is the region of red soil in West Bengal is referred?

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Q.47.
The river that runs in Northern mountains of West Bengal making deep gorges in Singalila range is

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Q.48.
The regions of West Bengal are

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Q.49.
The Rahr plain lies in the East of ............... plateau fringe.

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Q.50.
Mention the name of the State which has larger boundary with West Bengal among the following States of India.

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